In the real world, fines are a cost carried to the customer. So even with GDPR, the customer is still the loser in the situation.
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virku@lemmy.world 1 year agoIn Europe this would be a hard to explain breach of GDPR. Which could result in some hefty fines. Especially if it is a vulnerability they knew about but chose to wait.
plz1@lemmy.world 1 year ago
wahming@monyet.cc 1 year ago
Not in the EU. Fines can actually hurt here
plz1@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So fines come with a requirement that a company can’t raise prices to recoup them?
wahming@monyet.cc 1 year ago
Do you think companies aren’t already pricing their products at the maximum they think the market can bear?
pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Are they in Europe? My guess is no.
kurushimi@lemmyonline.com 1 year ago
Sure, but the point is to bring additional awareness to how consumer-backing laws with actual teeth can bring about positive change, and perhaps to motivate citizens to support similar legislation and legislators who would write it.