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>They locked people out of their accounts and demanded phone numbers for "safeguarding," then used them for targeting in direct contravention of a previously ne
by itsoktocry 4y ago
>They locked people out of their accounts and demanded phone numbers for "safeguarding," then used them for targeting in direct contravention of a previously negotiated agreement with the FTC. If that doesn't rise to criminality, the fraud statutes need to be updated.
It's bad, I agree.
But jail? That should be reserved for the most heinous crimes and criminals.
- stormbrew 4y agoI’m basically a prison abolitionist but i don’t really see corporate fines as any real kind of justice at all either, for big or small things. This is just putting a price tag on the behaviour.
- Mordisquitos 4y ago"Doing time" in this type of crime needn't be actual imprisonment. The accused individual(s) may for example face being barred from holding positions of responsibility for a set amount of time, be given a suspended sentence, or both.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoWhy is smoking weed worthy of jailtime but swindling millions of people isnt? We live in some crazy era of corporate decision makers being above the law.
- fleddr 4y agoDisagree. White collar malice, even more so in tech, has an enormous blast radius. It affects a giant amount of people. Sometimes in small ways, but small suffering multiplied by a huge number is a large negative impact on society. If one could trace down the single person (most) responsible for the offense, I would fully support jail time. I doesn't have to be long. Maybe 3 months for a case like this. And a note on the criminal record. So that they can FEEL it. Right now they hide behind a corporate shield and suffer no personal damage nor reputational damage.