RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoGoogle hit with $314m fine for collecting data from idle Android phones without permissionwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1824arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareDonutsRMeh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-225 days agoIn theory, yes, but governments won’t do that. They worry that corporations would leave their states and they lose on employment and tax revenue. That’s why they fine them very carefully to begin with.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·25 days agoIf you’re talking about the first paragraph, then no, that’s literally what they do.
In theory, yes, but governments won’t do that. They worry that corporations would leave their states and they lose on employment and tax revenue. That’s why they fine them very carefully to begin with.
If you’re talking about the first paragraph, then no, that’s literally what they do.