Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom...
by solarkraft on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:00PM
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Why? The company profited from the crime. That would create some interesting incentives.
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Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom...
by hanniabu on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:19PM
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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
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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
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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
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Corporate death penalty.
Re:Instagram faces $500B in fines alleging it harvested biom...
by jacquesm on Saturday August 15, 2020 @05:15PM
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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
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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
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It happens, just less often than is probably healthy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/us/ny-nra-lawsuit-letitia...