03-10-2016, 10:06 AM
FCC cracks down on Verizon Wireless for using ‘supercookies’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-...ercookies/
Good to see FCC come down on Verizon, but not good to see that it's only a slap on the wrist... $1.35 million?? That's probably not even enough to cover the legal fees on FCC's side, with all of their high-waged public servants (lawyers). I think $10 million would've still been a slap on the wrist, so why the heck did FCC settle down for pennies?
Quote:Under the terms of a settlement agreement announced Monday, Verizon must pay a $1.35 million fine and will only be able to use the tracking mechanism when users connect to Verizon's corporate family of services unless the company gets customers' opt-in consent. Broader use could leave customers' Web habits visible to outsiders.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-...ercookies/
Good to see FCC come down on Verizon, but not good to see that it's only a slap on the wrist... $1.35 million?? That's probably not even enough to cover the legal fees on FCC's side, with all of their high-waged public servants (lawyers). I think $10 million would've still been a slap on the wrist, so why the heck did FCC settle down for pennies?