Cingular, Others Fined For Using Adware 109
amigoro writes "Cingular, Priceline, and Travelocity have been fined for using adware by the New York Attorney General. The companies will each pay $30K to $35K as penalties and investigatory costs. More importantly, the companies agreed to a series of restrictions and best practices that, while they make eminent sense to consumers, will be loathsome to businesses accustomed to having their way with our computers."
Thanks again to the NY Attorney General (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:How much did they make from it? (Score:4, Interesting)
I'm 100% sure that Cingular/AT&T makes more than that in one minute selling the usage stats and personal information of their customers. Why the fuck isn't the AG going after them for that opt-out "experience"?
corporations don't made decisions... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:corporations don't made decisions... (Score:4, Interesting)
I've always been of the opinion that equivalent fines and punishments should be imposed on corporations compared with persons.
Instead of jail time, perhaps a 'cease trading' time, where the gross income of a company for a period of time is taken away by the state.
Instead of the death penalty, a complete dissolution of the business, with all proceeds going to the state.
Instead of an individual fine, the fine an individual would receive for the crime should be multiplied by the number of employees in the corporation.
My $0.02 worth
Re:How much did they make from it? (Score:3, Interesting)
That and also people have low intelligence and retention spans. If they understood, they would understand that Corporations pay no taxes, no fines, and no other forms of monetary penalties. Thats because it's offloaded to the customers every time.
But *im* a troll, so nothing I write is valid.