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I'm not sure even a penalty will be enough, given how most of them end up being a slap on the wrist that is easily affordable.
by wilkystyle 8y ago
I'm not sure even a penalty will be enough, given how most of them end up being a slap on the wrist that is easily affordable.
- jonhohle 8y agoMy hope would be that even if the slap is laughably small for the current offense, the thread of larger fines for continued action would be a deterrent to keep going. My limited experience with legal issues at large companies is that once a precedent has been set for legally risky behavior, the organization becomes extremely averse to approaching that behavior again (due to optics, legal complications, etc.). AT&T doesn't strike me as a company that cares all that much about the optics from citizen customers (as opposed to business customers), but being found to be a serial violator, i would hope, would have larger consequence.
- bradknowles 8y agoThis is why corporate fines should be based on percentages of global gross revenues, with minimums and no caps. If your company might get fined and lose 5% of their global gross revenue for being a repeat offender, that’s likely to be a much stronger incentive. Especially if those fines double in percentage for every repetition of the infraction.