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Where I'm from, theft requires intent. Fraud requires intent. If money is lost through unintentional error, there may be legal repercussions, but it will almost
by ruswick 14y ago
Where I'm from, theft requires intent. Fraud requires intent. If money is lost through unintentional error, there may be legal repercussions, but it will almost assuredly be a civil suit. I don't see how it would be untenable to charge anyone at Facebook with an actual crime for this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft
- philh 14y agoIt's not entirely simple, because when they realise the mistake, they have to correct it. I don't know how to unpack the question of whether Facebook has realised the mistake, and I don't know what Facebook's internal state is.