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> Without the legal threat, why would an offending company give this a second thought? Facebook didn't say that it won't sue in the future; the Facebook spokes
by nokcha 15y ago
> Without the legal threat, why would an offending company give this a second thought?
Facebook didn't say that it won't sue in the future; the Facebook spokesman merely said "we do not have any immediate plans to take legal action against any specific employer". Additionally, logging into someone else's Facebook account may be a criminal offense under 18 U.S.C. § 1030. A United States Attorney's office may conceivably file criminal charges against a company or individual who logs into a Facebook computer system without authorization from Facebook.
- apawloski 15y agoIn terms of the former, my confusion remains as to why Facebook would want clarify that. The statement you cite is also incomplete. When considering the second clause: "While we do not have any immediate plans to take legal action against any specific employers, we look forward to engaging with policy makers and other stakeholders, to help better safeguard the privacy of our users." I don't think its an unreasonable inference that their future plans don't include direct litigation, but rather indirect legislative support -- which seems much less active than their original statement (thus my parent comment). Why would you need to publicly clarify this? It seems like their interest would be better served by letting offending companies think that Facebook might bring a lengthy legal battle to their doorstep.