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Re:Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5B by FTC Over Privac... by cm2012 on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @04:49PM (#19742459)
Facebook is a popular target right now and the subject is politically charged. That's it.
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Re:Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5B by FTC Over Privac... by tschellenbach on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @04:52PM (#19742486)
Doesn't seem great that fines are determined based on how hot/not some firm is politically. I'm pretty sure someone can make a list of 100 companies that deserve more fines than Facebook.
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Re:Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5B by FTC Over Privac... by throwaway2048 on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @05:15PM (#19742658)
And all the connected criminals that got away ought to be punished first, I'm sure a judge will agree with the wisdom of this argument and let you go.
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Re:Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5B by FTC Over Privac... by beat on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @04:58PM (#19742534)
I doubt the judge was thinking about politics. Courtrooms aren't the internet, thankfully.
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