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> Google was fined $22.5m for the practice by the US Federal Trade Commission in 2012 and forced to pay $17m to 37 US states. So it's the consumers who were vi
by inetknght 8y ago
> Google was fined $22.5m for the practice by the US Federal Trade Commission in 2012 and forced to pay $17m to 37 US states.
So it's the consumers who were violated. But were they compensated?
- microcolonel 8y agoIt's the state who wants to claim that the consumers were violated, because they stand to gain control, which in turn leads to sweeter lobby perks. This is what the libertarians in your life are complaining about.
- madeofpalk 8y agoOne could make the argument that the State receiving the income from these fines would go back to fund public services, benefiting consumers. Additionally, the state pursuing issues like this helps 'keeps the bastards honest' and prevents more consumers from being violated in the future. It's like how a murderer going to jail doesn't result in the victims from being compensated.
- microcolonel 8y ago> It's like how a murderer going to jail doesn't result in the victims from being compensated. Often there is a separate case for compensating the successors to the victims.