[totesraunch]

"Under the proposed settlement, MoviePass, Inc ...will be barred from misrepresenting their business and data security practices."

Isn't this how things are supposed to be from the onset? That'll teach 'em!

[jrockway]

Hey now, the government isn't messing around:

> violation of such an order may result in a civil penalty of up to $43,792

Oh. I think it would actually be more punitive to literally slap them on the wrist.

[effingwewt]

And this here is the sad reason why these schemes will always happen.

It's simply more profitable for them to pay the negligible fines/fees.

I'd bet dollars to donuts this would change immediately if there were criminal liabilities involved.

But since corporations are rich people who face no repercussions and who can limitlessly lobby to craft laws bespoke to them, I don't see that happening any time soon.