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jmichaelhudsondotnet [jmichaelhudson.net] writes:

jmichaelhudsondotnet [jmichaelhudson.net] writes:

Senator Ron Wynden(D) of Oregon has floated the idea, as have I, that Mark Zuckerberg has committed crimes by operating the website known as "Facebook."

https://www.ibtimes.com/mark-zuckerberg-going-jail-us-senator-mentions-prison-time-facebooks-ceo-over-privacy-2821637 [ibtimes.com] [ibtimes.com]
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/senator-wants-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-to-potentially-face-prison-term-2019-09-03?mod=hp_minor_pos19 [marketwatch.com] [marketwatch.com]
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/03/senator-wyden-prison-for-facebook-ceo-zuckerberg-should-be-considered.html [cnbc.com] [cnbc.com]
https://www.businessinsider.com/senator-wyden-mark-zuckerberg-prosecution-facebook-privacy-2019-9?r=US&IR=T [businessinsider.com] [businessinsider.com]

Is it legal to sell the information gathered under the clear advertisement of privacy to your favorite mysterious data miners? A billion times?

Is there anything scandalous left for "Facebook"(tm) to do that it has not yet done? If this isn't illegal, what would be?

If it's illegal for me to put a listening device into your house without telling you as part of free flower arrangement, why would it be legal for me to turn your phone or computer into a listening device as part of a free software arrangement?

Do you think he actually didn't break the law, or do you just think it is just futile to attempt to prosecute someone so rich, as recent events have shown?

If so, what are some of the other ramifications of people having so much money the laws don't apply to them in this day and age?

BONUS: What's up with this hoodie?
https://archive.is/FVIb8 [archive.is] [archive.is]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGssbaktT1I [youtube.com] [youtube.com]

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