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On 20.02.12 15:07, Louis Pouzin (well) wrote:<br>
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Using information collected illegally doesn't make its use legal. It doesn't matter whether or not a fly by night company was used as a stooge. Google knew very well they were violating privacy laws. Since the only thing they care of is money, the appropriate reaction should be a fine, in the range of one month revenue.<br>
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 16:58, Daniel Kalchev <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daniel@digsys.bg" target="_blank">daniel@digsys.bg</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Indeed. But -- has this happened to Google? This is certainly not the first time they are suspected to collect private information.<br>
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If no such actions are effected on Google, then apparently someone wants Google to operate this way... which is actually worse, than one company's greed.<br></div><font color="#888888">
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<br></font></blockquote><div> </div>Last year Google was fined €100,000 in France. Also it was under threat of €1,000,000 fine by the Dutch Data Protection Authority. Less than a 7-digit fine is just trifle for Google.<br>
<br>As Marie noted, more expeditious penalties would be more effective.<br><br>Louis<br><br>see pdf attachments in English<br><br><a href="http://www.cnil.fr/la-cnil/actu-cnil/article/article/google-street-view-la-cnil-prononce-une-amende-de-100-000-euros/" target="_blank">http://www.cnil.fr/la-cnil/actu-cnil/article/article/google-street-view-la-cnil-prononce-une-amende-de-100-000-euros/</a><br>
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