[yefim323]

Despite how odd it is that they chose to specifically fine Path, I'm rather stunned to see the U.S. government even somewhat reacting to the startup culture.

[mehwoot]

I'm rather stunned to see the U.S. government even somewhat reacting to the startup culture.

Huh? Path is a company, they broke the law, and were investigated and fined as a result. How is that "stunning"? It happens all the time.

It's got almost nothing to do with "startup culture", it is just a business that didn't play by the rules.

[ronilan]

> company, they broke the law, and were investigated and fined as a result. How is that "stunning"?

I believe the answer is somewhere in the question.

[joseph_cooney]

Agree. When was first discussed here everyone was up-in-arms. Why is it now bad that the government is holding path accountable?

[deleted_account]

Path gained quite a bit of attention when this happened: https://www.google.com/search?q=path+upload+contacts

And the FTC policing COPPA isn't really new either: https://www.google.com/search?q=coppa+violation+cases