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>Facebook paid users as young as 13 to install an app that gave the company access to everything their phone sent or received over the internet. This is a big

by cr1895 8y ago

>Facebook paid users as young as 13 to install an app that gave the company access to everything their phone sent or received over the internet. This is a big part of why they're in hot water. >Perhaps not, but last time I checked this is still a free country and people can sell their property for as much or as little as they want. Children? No.

macinjosh 8y ago
If I had a nickel for every time someone appealed to "won't someone think of the children!" as an excuse to add more regulation and to squash individual rights and responsibility I might be able to afford one of Apple's iPhones.
- cr1895 8y ago
  This isn’t some “think of the children” excuse and regulation already exists here...but I suspect you know that.
- lovich 8y ago
  This isn't a "won't someone think of the children" moment. Facebook targeted people who are not legally able to give consent and join in a contract, to try and get them into a contract. The same ethical and legal issues would exist if Facebook was targeting severely mentally disabled people who cant legally consent to a contract
tzs 8y ago
> Children? No. OK, this is completely off topic, but I just came across an interesting fact about children and consent. For most medical procedures in most states, a minor needs parental consent. But suppose the parent themselves is also a minor? In 30 states that minor parent can consent for their child, even though they would not be able to consent for the same procedure for themselves! In the other 20 states what would happen is unclear, as this is covered neither be policy or case law.
- FireBeyond 8y ago
  As an EMS provider, the parent part trumps the consent part. It's a little different for us, as "emergent care" is certainly different from elective care. > In 30 states that minor parent can consent for their child, even though they would not be able to consent for the same procedure for themselves! That's definitely the awkward part!

by cr1895 8y ago

macinjosh 8y ago

If I had a nickel for every time someone appealed to "won't someone think of the children!" as an excuse to add more regulation and to squash individual rights and responsibility I might be able to afford one of Apple's iPhones.

cr1895 8y ago
This isn’t some “think of the children” excuse and regulation already exists here...but I suspect you know that.
lovich 8y ago
This isn't a "won't someone think of the children" moment. Facebook targeted people who are not legally able to give consent and join in a contract, to try and get them into a contract. The same ethical and legal issues would exist if Facebook was targeting severely mentally disabled people who cant legally consent to a contract

tzs 8y ago

> Children? No. OK, this is completely off topic, but I just came across an interesting fact about children and consent. For most medical procedures in most states, a minor needs parental consent. But suppose the parent themselves is also a minor? In 30 states that minor parent can consent for their child, even though they would not be able to consent for the same procedure for themselves! In the other 20 states what would happen is unclear, as this is covered neither be policy or case law.

FireBeyond 8y ago
As an EMS provider, the parent part trumps the consent part. It's a little different for us, as "emergent care" is certainly different from elective care. > In 30 states that minor parent can consent for their child, even though they would not be able to consent for the same procedure for themselves! That's definitely the awkward part!