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Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by solarkraft on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:00PM (#24170842)
Why? The company profited from the crime. That would create some interesting incentives.
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by hanniabu on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:19PM (#24171028)
So what you're saying is that whenever i commit a crime i just need to do it under a business name and it's all good? It's simply ridiculous to think that.
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by dkersten on Saturday August 15, 2020 @08:05PM (#24173562)
And people profited frim the crime too. Both should be held responsible.
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by cwhiz on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:09PM (#24170919)
You can’t effectively punish a company, especially not a company the size of Facebook.

But if individuals go to prison for their actions, people will be more careful how they act.

Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by scroogeydop on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:16PM (#24170991)
Corporate death penalty.
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by jacquesm on Saturday August 15, 2020 @05:15PM (#24172457)
I wished that was meted out as a punishment much more often than it is done today. It is a very powerful message to send: these execs are not bankable because they caused all of their shareholders to lose money.
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by hanniabu on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:21PM (#24171038)
Not sure why this is downvoted as it brings up an interesting position. Why can't there be violations so severe that they force the corporation to be dissolved?
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by arrosenberg on Saturday August 15, 2020 @03:17PM (#24171460)
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by Nextgrid on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:03PM (#24170871)
Because people will think twice before breaking the law if they can be personally held responsible and potentially even go to jail.
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom... by iso1631 on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:46PM (#24171229)
Every facebook shareholder profited from it