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It's amazing this was settled for a few million dollars. It's easy to imagine an alternative press release where the settlement was 10x or even 100x larger.
by troydavis 10y ago
It's amazing this was settled for a few million dollars. It's easy to imagine an alternative press release where the settlement was 10x or even 100x larger.
- vonklaus 10y agobut then Vizio wouldn't make a profit. The FTC has to make sure these companies continue to be profitable while itself appears to be semi-competent. Similarly, Verizons supercookie "crackdown" was laughable. FTC stands for Fuck the Consumer because that is their primary objective. edit: I phrased the above incorrectly. I meant to imply that the FTC is beholden to these companies and largely does their bidding. Except in narrow circumstances, the FTC really is a tool of the major corporations it is supposed to regulate. Fuck the FTC.
- teach 10y agoI suspect if you rewrote this comment without using such emotionally-charged and loaded language you might have gotten more upvotes. Let me give it a try. "Unfortunately, the FTC has an interest in keeping companies profitable, so any punitive measures take a back seat."
- PhantomGremlin 10y agowithout using such emotionally-charged and loaded language Except that "Fuck the Consumer" seems like a nice clear description of the situation.
- tps5 10y agoSometimes "fuck" isn't emotionally charged. Sometimes it's just the more accurate term.
- acdha 10y agoCall (not email, not Twitter) your Congressional representatives and remind them. Agencies act within laws which make certain things easier or harder and they're probably going to settle if the alternative is a lot more work.