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It is not only revenue, it is mining data, feeding it into Gemini and selling it back to people in the form of ML models.

• immibis 1y ago
  If you can prove Google did this, the GDPR fines will make them bankrupt. Corporations are rightfully terrified of breaking GDPR.
  • troupo 1y ago
    GDPR hasn't been really enforced. I don't think anyone is scared of GDPR anymore.
    • fsflover 1y ago
      https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ https://www.enforcementtracker.com/
      • troupo 1y ago
        Yup. Small fish, tiny fines. The actual wide spread abuse? Nope
        • account42 1y ago
          Unfortunately true. Real enforcement would have companies make sure they stay on the legal side instead of trying to work around the rules.
    • jacquesm 1y ago
      Have I got news for you... I'm aware of a single record case that cost the perp 350K. You really don't want to get zapped with the maximum fines based on wilful transgressions on large numbers of people. edit: I misremembered, it was 100K higher.
      • troupo 1y ago
        Oh no. You are aware of a single cade that is 100K or higher? Somehow that doesn't stop the proliferation of tracking across the web's largest properties and companies.
    • mdhb 1y ago
      You seem to pop up on threads on a daily basis just making up shit and pretending it’s a fact. I guess it really matches the bio you wrote here in your profile but JFC… why..
    • carstenhag 1y ago
      MasterCard leaked address + full credit card data about 90.000 people in Germany. Everyone that signed up for a lawyer (that was paid 15% of a possible payout) got 250-300€, including me. If only 10.000 signed up, it's already 2.5 millions. https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/mastercard-zahlt-kunden-300-euro-wegen-datenleck-a-550bf0ba-ceed-49e0-aaa8-507757fcbce6 https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/mastercard-zahlt-kunden-...
      • lazide 1y ago
        That is such a tiny amount it’s absurd?