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Comment Re:Time to see if the GDPR is going to work (Score 5, Informative) 7

Whoever leaked the data, if caught would be subject to criminal penalties. The company, in this case Facebook, *could* be held accountable for a GDPR violation for failing to provide adequate protections. Facebook *could* also avoid GDPR fines if they can demonstrate adequate protections that failed under extraordinary circumstances. One other avenue of possible risk for Facebook is if the data leak contains personal data for which Facebook had not disclosed and does not have a legitimate need. If this turns out to be the case, then it doesn't matter what type of protections were in place as Facebook would have knowingly violated one of the core principles of GDPR.

Comment Consistency (Score 1) 237

I don't really care much about Twitter, but there is the principle of consistency at stake.

What did Twitter do with the official White House accounts during that previous presidential transition?

How has Twitter handled the transition of accounts for other U.S. government agencies during leadership transitions?

How has Twitter handled transitions with other countries?

How has Twitter handled official organizational accounts when a new CEO or equivalent takes over?

Comment Re:Good! (Score 4, Insightful) 353

The more interesting charge is felony murder.

It's possible to be charged with first-degree murder under the felony murder rule even if there's no intent to kill. All that's necessary is the participation in the commission of a felony, where a death occurs during that felony, even if the defendant wasn't the one who killed the victim.

https://criminal.findlaw.com/c...

As soon as Babbit was shot, everyone who entered the capitol illegally became eligible for the charge. The fact that a federal police officer was also killed will weigh even more heavily. I guess technically, anyone who crossed the initial barrier could be considered a part of the insurrection and charged with murder.

Yeah, sucks to be an idiot naively joining other criminal idiots! I wouldn't even be surprised to see charged filed against the organizers of the initial rally by way or association with the president's actions. As I was taught as a child, be careful of the company you keep because you can be guilty by association.

Comment Re:Idiots (Score 1) 393

The interesting thing in my mind is that if he pardons anyone for anything related to the insurrection, then his action paints a clear picture of his support for the insurrection which could be used at his trial. Hell, I think that if he did pardon people and then tried to self-pardon, that would likely push Biden to support changes if for not other reason to make sure his inaction didn't create a precedent.

Comment Re:Idiots (Score 1) 393

It is likely because too many Republicans wanted to get a sense of public opinion before committing to vote for impeachment. They were also probably hoping that Pence would do them a solid with the 25th so that they did not have to go on record. If the senate votes to convict it will likely be with just enough vote strategically placed by certain Senators so as to have minimal primary impact.

Comment Re:House and Senate should do the equivalent (Score 2) 345

They want an investigation into the allegations of a stolen election? Make them each report the facts they know under oath with a threat of perjury. If they have no facts, no further investigation. If they lie under oath, file charges. Some of these loons are lawyers. Lying under oath will have additional professional consequences.

Comment Re:Political Posturing (Score 1) 455

It may not be a matter of killing or supporting any tool/business model, but a matter of making sure that there are the right levels of accountability. It is one thing for a carrier to not be accountable for the content that they are effectively blind to. It is a slightly different thing for a publishing platform to not be accountable for content that is posted to their platform. And it is still another thing for a social media platform that promotes content, albeit using algorithms, on their platforms. I don't have a solution, but I do firmly believe that each of these different types of businesses needs a different model for accountability.

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