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What I find particularly annoying in this kind of hearing is the condescending tone of the politicians. They are eager to put the blame on someone else when the
by yodsanklai 9y ago
What I find particularly annoying in this kind of hearing is the condescending tone of the politicians. They are eager to put the blame on someone else when they are ultimately the ones who vote the laws.
- bitxbitxbitcoin 9y agoThis is the key point in the television farce. The politicians, more so or just as much as Zuckerberg, are trying to save face.
- bonestamp2 9y agoYou're not wrong, but on the flipside... do we really want them sitting around all the time thinking up laws they can enact to prevent every possible wrongdoing in society? It's a reasonable expectation that people self-govern with some morality and ethics and not look for every possible way to advance at the expense of someone else.
- craftyguy 9y agoCompany (mis)handling of user information is not exactly a new, one-off problem that came up just this one time. I would argue it's the exact problem they should be trying to curb with legislation, except for the fact they'll undoubtedly get it wrong since they'll look to "industry experts" like Mark Z for guidance.