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		creddit on Jan 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Facial Recognition... Did you expect them to fall on a sword and commit seppuku? Obviously they did the most cost effective measure. Why try to snidely vilify them for acting according to the law in payment for their illegal acts? Vilify them for the illegal and unethical acts. Settling a lawsuit is neither of those and is a core part of our legal process.

jessaustin on Jan 30, 2020 | [–]

Parent comment contained no snide vilification.

jaimex2 on Jan 30, 2020 | [–]

Tone gets lost in words, I wasn't meaning to vilify.

I'd love to see Facebook actually fight the case to the end but nope, number say settle and move on.

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