1) If an individual app developer did something like what Facebook did here, then there is a better than good chance that they would be successfully prosecuted

1) If an individual app developer did something like what Facebook did here, then there is a better than good chance that they would be successfully prosecuted with a crime. Why is the criminal justice system so much more lenient on corporations? If it is just money, then we have to accept that arbitrariness can be bought and paid for by those who can afford it. There are a few voices here that advocate for less prison sentences with whom which I agree with, but white collar crime like the kind in the article isn't punished to the same level of severity when the organization at large is at fault. It seems that the incentives for certain kinds of problematic behavior change when your at scale. 2) If you allow this sort of behavior long enough, then it definitely seeps into the culture, the decision-making of management, and the interactions of all those who work there (full-time, part-time, contractors all included). If bad apples can spoil the bunch, then will certain people refuse to interact, do business with, or hire former Facebook employees? Is there / will there be a "blue shield" for Facebook as there is for law enforcement?