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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by lenerdenator on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:26AM (#42934503)
At least in the US, there's precious little difference. If a company is found guilty of a crime, the C-suite isn't thrown in prison; they pay a fine.

If a company is found to have committed a tort against a party, they pay damages.

There are exceptions (the Volkswagen diesel scandal comes to mind) but generally both punishments entail paying out a monetary amount that is often lower than the profit generated by the crime, often because of tort reform or because of fine amounts that are out-of-date with current corporate revenues.

Re:A computer can never be held accountable by jjk7 on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @03:44PM (#42938332)
There was one banker imprisoned for the 2008 financial crisis, but he was hardly responsible.