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But hey, in 5-7 years there will be a settlement to the inevitable class action lawsuit and each of these customers (that fills in a form, ensuring only a small
by voisin 2y ago
But hey, in 5-7 years there will be a settlement to the inevitable class action lawsuit and each of these customers (that fills in a form, ensuring only a small fraction actually do) gets a $3.75 credit on their next bill. The lawyers will get 30% of the settlement and each walk away with several million dollars. Justice! chef’s kiss
- mandmandam 2y agoIdk man, the lawyers who made the rules say it's a great system. Like, it might be an unending atrocity beyond all human comprehension, but, $666/hr soothes a lot of conscience and quiets a lot of tongues.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 2y agoIf we go with the logic of the grandparent comment, where were can measure the harm by adding up a minute of time wasted across millions of people to get a big amortized number, it seems commensurate that each of those people can be compensated for their minute of wasted time with a few dollars.
- banku_brougham 2y agoThis is deeply accurate
- qingcharles 2y agoThis is from an email I got yesterday from PayPal: "Google Referrer Header Privacy Settlement has sent you $0.11 USD."