> “This isn’t a fine, it’s a favor to Facebook, a parking ticket which will clear them to conduct more illegal and invasive surveillance,” said Matt Stoller, a fellow at the Open Markets Institute who specializes in monopoly power.
That's a mighty large parking ticket. Equivalent of around 20% of annual net income for Facebook.
That would be like your average American making $50k a year getting a parking ticket for $10,000.
But the real question is whether Facebook earned more from the specific bad behavior than the fine. Which I think would be hard to know without a lot more information.
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[ 14.5 ms ] story [ 109 ms ] threadThat would be like your average American making $50k a year getting a parking ticket for $10,000.
But the real question is whether Facebook earned more from the specific bad behavior than the fine. Which I think would be hard to know without a lot more information.