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(And refusing to opt in shouldn't have to mean switching to a new hosting platform.)
> Beyond that, the class members aren't likely to get much if any money. The only party here who stands to clearly benefit is the attorneys.
That's the case in pretty much any class action. I look at class actions as having two purposes: to require that the defendant stops doing something, and to fine the defendant some amount of money. Sure, individual class members will see very little of that money, but I look at it as a way of hurting a company that has done people wrong. Hopefully they won't do that anymore, and other companies will be on notice that they shouldn't do those bad things either. Of course, sometimes monetary damages end up being a slap on the wrist, just something a company considers a cost of doing business.