Re:Chat app fined for plaintext passwords under GDPR
by pjc50 on Monday November 26, 2018 @08:13AM
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Not the "government" the political unit, but the legal system: courts and regulatory bodies.
Turn this statement around. Would you say that no matter what it does, no matter how many crimes are committed or citizens harmed, a business should be able to carry on without interference? That companies should be superior to people - entirely above the law?
(It's not a very big harm in this case, but I don't see anyone arguing that e.g. companies should be able to dump unlimited amounts of toxic waste into rivers any more)
Turn this statement around. Would you say that no matter what it does, no matter how many crimes are committed or citizens harmed, a business should be able to carry on without interference? That companies should be superior to people - entirely above the law?
(It's not a very big harm in this case, but I don't see anyone arguing that e.g. companies should be able to dump unlimited amounts of toxic waste into rivers any more)