Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti...
by wheelerwj on Saturday March 04, 2017 @09:53AM
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> To some extent.
what?!??
no, you have always have an obligation to. Being obliged doesn't mean you're going to, but you do have an obligation.
> I personally find that to be a valid example of where it's applicable not to follow the law
oh great, now we all get to decide what laws we will or won't follow. is that really the precedent you are arguing for?
To some extent. If the fine is $50 for each infraction, and you have $10bn in the bank, you really don't have to obey the law.
You can lobby to have the law changed and not obey the law (if you are willing to pay any and all fines, while you are lobbying). Uber's use case didn't exist 10+ years ago, and as such, most laws weren't made for that not set up to account for that.
I personally find that to be a valid example of where it's acceptable not to follow the law.