And it sets a damaging precedent that deters honest participants. Companies like Uber that "growth hack" by ignoring the law wherever they expand (and react to

And it sets a damaging precedent that deters honest participants. Companies like Uber that "growth hack" by ignoring the law wherever they expand (and react to the consequences with an army of lawyers and lobbyists) mean that anyone not willing to do the same can't compete. If breaking the law is a net benefit for companies, then the only companies you'll be left with in a competitive space are the ones that break the law. So the fines have to be _huge_ to make any meaningful difference. OTOH the laws that Uber ignores (and then later forces to change) are often a cause of stagnation, and no company would work to get them changed _before_ setting up shop, because even if they succeed then they've just paid the price of admission for all their competitors, too. So I guess I don't have a real solution to offer.