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When a researcher notices they can show source, or tweak an id in a URL and see data they shouldn't, and report it, they're threatened with jail time.

How come Meta can secretly scrape my web session, steal information, and that's not considered a massive violation of these same laws? These companies act like they're entitled to everything. Some CEOs and senior managers jailed for plotting these data theft tactics would be a welcome change... But it's never going to happen, and they know it.



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