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FTC fines Facebook $5bn for making users believe they actually had control over their data

The_Idiot

"These orders mean Facebook will...

"... be forced to make its execs accountable for the decisions they make"

And the fact that this can be stated as something to be imposed, and not something automatic and explicit across all execs in all companies in all industries is itself a huge part of the problem - at least, in my view.

"Oh, we broke the law? Ah. Oops. Well, we didn't mean it, honest. Here's some money. So that's alright then, right?" No. It isn't. You broke the law? Go to court, get found guilty and go to jail.

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