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Re:Facebook Emails Could Show Zuckerberg Knew of Questionabl... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @02:11PM (#20167565)
> We must go further and outlaw this business model

Laws work best when they outlaw the harm, not the method. Strengthening privacy rights and pursuing antitrust action around that [1] will deter similar business models in the future. If Zuckerberg willfully violated the FTC consent decree, there are ways to make him pay that discincentivise similar behavior in future.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/opinion/privacy-antitrust...

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Re:Facebook Emails Could Show Zuckerberg Knew of Questionabl... by rchaud on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @03:13PM (#20168233)
FB is still only one head of the hydra. Amazon, LinkedIn, Google all profit off of the collection and use of personal data. A massive chunk of Silicon Valley's cash hoards depend on advertising. And when that much money is on the line, regulators tend to take on a 'light touch'.
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Re:Facebook Emails Could Show Zuckerberg Knew of Questionabl... by paulryanrogers on Saturday June 15, 2019 @04:02PM (#20191796)
Crime can look a lot like a hydra. Still, I don't think giving up the fight is a better solution.
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