[throwaway4392]

Err-- I have a successful business that falls under the "data broker" category and requires I register, but I won't.

I won't because they don't tell you what the "fee" is until the Attorney General "reviews" the submission and then assigns a fee to you. Sounds like extortion to me. I am not going to give them all of the leverage and then accept whatever fee they want to levy on me. If they want me to register, have a fixed fee and be up front about it.

I am willing to accept the penalty fee for not registering. At least I know what it is and it's well within the financial capability of my business, so who really cares.

Selling people's data is fine as long as the state gets a cut I guess?

[silexia]

Any business that sells people's data without their knowledge is unethical. You should consider an alternative direction for your life.

[throwaway4392]

Oh really? Yet you probably use Google, Facebook and a ton of other services that do far worse.