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aucisson_masqueyesterday at 9:40 PM1 replyview on HN

You don't know how much it did cost them. Why would you care about how much they gained ? You can't compare something when you have neither value.


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anakaineyesterday at 9:45 PM

Because if, as the regulator, you fail to benchmark what they gained then your laws can be ignored and your fines paid as simply a cost of doing business.

Its why you find the Australian regulator for consumer affairs handing out $200m+ fines to telecommunications companies, for example.

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