MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
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Re: MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
#2That's amazing. Matt Levine covered it in his column today as well--haven't had time to read it yet, but it's probably good as usual https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-08/moviep...
Re: MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
#3The government knows the executives at MoviePass committed theft, but we will not see any criminal charges filed.
Re: MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
#4>“MoviePass and its executives went to great lengths to deny consumers access to the service they paid for while also failing to secure their personal information,”
As expected.
Re: MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
#5>“MoviePass and its executives went to great lengths to deny consumers access to the service they paid for while also failing to secure their personal information,” As expected.
im not sure id put MoviePass in the same category as FAANG
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#6The government knows the executives at MoviePass committed theft, but we will not see any criminal charges filed.
Crime is a social construct.
edit: A poor person who steals is charged. A rich person who steals behind the facade of a company is not. We call the poor person a criminal. It's entirely divorced from an actual moral framework, but simply constructed. I was agreeing with the commenter I replied to.
Re: MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
#7The government knows the executives at MoviePass committed theft, but we will not see any criminal charges filed.
Crime is a social construct. edit: A poor person who steals is charged. A rich person who steals behind the facade of a company is not. We call the poor person a criminal. It's entirely divorced from an actual moral framework, but simply constructed. I was agreeing with the commenter I replied to.
So are criminal charges.
Re: MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
#8>“MoviePass and its executives went to great lengths to deny consumers access to the service they paid for while also failing to secure their personal information,” As expected.
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Re: MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
#9>“MoviePass and its executives went to great lengths to deny consumers access to the service they paid for while also failing to secure their personal information,” As expected.
MoviePass was as much as much of a tech company as WeWork. Having a website doesn’t make you a tech company.
Re: MoviePass settles FTC allegations that they limited usage, exposed user data
#10If a private individual did the things set out here they'd be criminally liable. When a company executive orders employees to do these things, they're not facing any criminal complaint at all (any of them). See also Wells Fargo multiple thefts (both fraudulent accounts with fees, and literally entire homes/all possessions).
It is pretty evident that many laws are constructed (e.g. CFAA) wherein there's one rule for individuals and a completely different rule for executives/companies.
I understand that the FTC themselves cannot jail people. I don't understand why the justice department cannot.