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Google to pay $36 million fine for signing anticompetitive deals with Australia’s two largest telcos in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Imagine breaking the law and making $244.50 as a direct result, then having to pay $0.036 as a fine. Would you even notice?

Edit: $244.50 is a normal human representation of the gross profits google made about the time of this crime (2020-2021), except in billions.

Personalized pricing can backfire on companies, says study in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Bye Felicia

Now there's something I haven't heard in a while! Thanks for the blast from the past lol

Steam payment headaches grow as PayPal is no longer usable for much of the world: Valve hopes to bring it back in the future, 'but the timeline is uncertain' in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 7 points 2 days ago

I can't access mine, for about a year now. Suddenly, I'm not "verified" on the account I've had for years, and they require a phone number and license to verify (against what?). So, fuck em.