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"Trust us, we won't use this big stick that has no legal repercussions from us using it."
by woolvalley 9y ago
"Trust us, we won't use this big stick that has no legal repercussions from us using it."
- Sylos 9y agoNot like they get enjoyment or an advantage by using that stick.
- b4lancesh33t 9y agoSarcasm often doesn't come across on the internet. Is my surmise that you are joking correct?
- Sylos 9y agoI was not joking or sarcastic. They are a regulatory institution. They get paid to look after companies, so that those keep to the law. Presumably, the workers at this institution do not get paid for how high the fines are that they can push through. Nor does their office get paved with gold floors. So, they have no incentive to swing the biggest stick they have. There's no concrete reason to distrust them here. Really, part of their job description for which they do get paid, is probably that they should not fine companies inadequately. If companies leave the country or even just do less business there, that's probably more damaging to the country than recieving that one-time 4% of turnover.
- AndrewKemendo 9y agoI think this ignores the reality of who populates these beuraucracies. I worked for the DoD alongside the FBI, NSA and others and the sheer delight that case agents and officers get for "hammering" people/entities under scrutiny cannot be overstated - it's part of the ethos. It has little to do with how much they get paid. It has everything to do with wielding power backed by a state enforcement entity.
- rahoulb 9y agoYet when the Cookie Law came out the ICO basically said "we know it's complicated, it's an education job, not an enforcement one".
- ggg9990 9y agoOf course “they” do, the EU collects billions of dollars in protection money every few years from each of the tech giants.