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Google Accused of Illegally Killing a Massive Forest for Its New Data Center Project: It's "gross incompetence," or "gross disregard" for the law. Or both. (futurism.com)
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[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago (6 children)

When the fines aren’t big enough, they’re just the cost of doing business.

Penalties for fuckery like this should be at GDPR levels, meaning a percentage of global turnover of the parent company.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 6 points 6 days ago

Criminal penalties for decision makers. Jail time. Disgorgement of profits.

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