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No indication of what the charges are? The closest thing in the article is: > the partnerships seemed to violate a 2011 consent agreement between Facebook and
by badfrog 8y ago
No indication of what the charges are? The closest thing in the article is:
> the partnerships seemed to violate a 2011 consent agreement between Facebook and the F.T.C
which doesn't seem like it would be criminal?
Does the US actually have criminal laws regarding selling data? Any educated guesses on what's actually going on?
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- otterley 8y agoAttorney here! Violation of a consent decree can result in criminal contempt-of-court charges. See 18 U.S.C. section 401 (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/401 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/401). See also United States v. Schine, 125 F. Supp. 734 (W.D.N.Y. 1954).
- badfrog 8y agoInteresting, thanks! Who at the company could reasonably be jailed for such a thing?
- mancerayder 8y agoWhat do criminal charges risk for a company? I guess fines? How might this affect an FCC or breakup conversation?
- realodb 8y agoI would entertain a wire fraud argument.