It just sounds like a lot because we’re poor peasants who think a thousand dollars is a life changing amount of money.
To company like google, 4 billion dollars is pocket change. a small evil tax compared to what they’ve made doing the evil.
It’d be like you setting up an illegal hotdog stand, making 2000 dollars selling hotdogs all day, then the government coming by and fining you 20 bucks for it, but not before getting a free hotdog with a wink wink nudge nudge.
Wait, Google is actually facing consequences. Am I dreaming?
No, they are just getting a slap on the wrist.
It just sounds like a lot because we’re poor peasants who think a thousand dollars is a life changing amount of money.
To company like google, 4 billion dollars is pocket change. a small evil tax compared to what they’ve made doing the evil.
It’d be like you setting up an illegal hotdog stand, making 2000 dollars selling hotdogs all day, then the government coming by and fining you 20 bucks for it, but not before getting a free hotdog with a wink wink nudge nudge.
I farted a few minutes ago. Google knows this and was able to monetize the sale of that data. My flatulence paid that fine.
These are not consequences. This is zero-calorie consequences.
Not zero calorie. They made more off your data and that shitty fine was a small cost of doing business.
Fun fact: I haven’t farted in hours. The misdirect both proves my point and devalues their product. Hilarious blip in the data.
Also, excuse to increase Taco Bell intake.
Dude, have you seen Taco Bell prices lately? Who the fuck has Taco Bell money these days?
Shut up. I need my cat food and cheese.
They’ll probably appeal and do bullshit to negotiate it down and defer the payment.
So, a consequence, but one absolutely built into the budget of the things they’re being fined for.
Edit: oh wait i misread. This is actually something they already appealed and negotiated down already. The original judgement was years ago.
Yes, that was already the appeal and Google lost in court. There is no regress to that. Google has to pay that fine.
Not really. They’ve made probably a few hundred billion from what they’ve done to be fined $5bil. Just a cost of business expense at this level.