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No, it's 600k per individual that successfully pursues this to the point where government regulators step in. I'd say it's quite likely that for every individual that gets this acted upon, there's a significant number that either (a) never complain, (b) don't have the political pull to get the regulators interested or (c) simply can't pass the burden of proof despite being in the right.



The agencies that determine the fines tend to add zeros with every further violation. Feel free to experiment until you get tired of it.




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