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by 1123581321 1151 days ago
In Facebook’s privacy case there’s also a fine and an agreement to change behavior. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/...

Generally, class actions can include changes in behavior as part of the settlement. Class actions also pave the way for bigger class actions if the behavior isn’t changed, especially since they often negotiated by claiming to have already spent resources fixing the issue and their claims and the settlement have to pass judicial approval.

I’m not saying it’s a perfect system.