Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5M people's email contacts without consent

Re:Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5M people's email c... by corodra on Thursday April 18, 2019 @09:15AM (#19690731)

Let’s not be ignorant of the idea of one or two senior developers each given a suitcase full of cash. It’s not like learning to program magically gives you unbreakable ethics.

Even at this point, you’re not getting a mass exodus of workers from Facebook. Those in there are choosing to be there at this point. Koolaid or not.

But you are right, scope creep in the “unethical” aspects and it can suddenly be “no one’s fault”. That isn’t a bad plan.

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Re:Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5M people's email c... by CPLX on Thursday April 18, 2019 @09:45AM (#19690935)

> It’s not like learning to program magically gives you unbreakable ethics.

Indeed.

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Re:Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5M people's email c... by tomp on Thursday April 18, 2019 @09:56AM (#19691013)

I’m not one of them, but let me play the devil’s advocate...

You’re getting paid 2x market salary (“market” here being non-Facebook and non-Google, which isn’t any better) and delivering services to people who voluntarily sign up ro them... I mean there are worse jobs in the world.

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Re:Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5M people's email c... by corodra on Thursday April 18, 2019 @10:05AM (#19691069)

“I have an idea”

“That’s a really dick of an idea and I’m pretty sure it’s illegal. Exactly how illegal, I’m not sure. But I know illegal to some degree.”

“You live in a shit apartment because housing prices are stupid and makes your salary meaningless in this town. Here’s a wheelbarrow full of hundreds and we all agree it was an accident.”

“When do you need it by?”

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