Verizon to pay $7.4M to settle FCC investigation into customer information being used for marketing

[freshwest]

6. A fine is not justice. It's an incentive to follow the law. You want punishment, join a suit along

with a 100M others. For sure, the recompense would be small. I don't expect anything good from these providers and never went with AT&T or Verizon or whoever. Can't afford any fancy service or even texting, just plain old phone for $37 a month on the same plan I've had for years with T-Mo. No computer access or any of that stuff.

Exactly how did Verizon injure you, if you don't mind saying so? Did they give your personal data to some criminal? Did they over charge you on your contract?

Did you suffer from bad connections or missed calls? Did they damage your credit and ability to rent a place to live or buy a vehicle or home? Did you lose a job or relationship because of it or you or someone you care about suffer serious injury due to a missed call like an emergency call? Did the cost run you away?

I don't understand the heat on this subject as I am confronted with things most of us are that I regard as much more harmful than cellphone providers. Like people being denied care, food, shelter or other rights. I can't get upset about the cellphone but I am not in the same position as others, no doubt. Each person has triggers.

I posted this merely to inform DU that Verizon will not be able to market their data to corporations anymore. To me, that's good news, if only to protect that 100M people.

Justice is a much bigger concern, and this is not about people being shot by police, etc.

Just sayin'