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Slap on the wrist for willfully violating the privacy of a massive amount of people. Par for the course in the US as well. Yet try violating the Wiretap Act as an individual, even accidentally, and see how it works out for you.

That difference in results between giant corporations and individuals should give you a strong clue about who the “justice” system works for.

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> That difference in results between giant corporations and individuals should give you a strong clue about who the “justice” system works for.

It's not just the justice system either. It's also representation in government. We have research showing that the average citizen has effectively zero influence on public policy and that our government caters exclusively to corporations and a small number of extremely wealthy individuals. The only time the rest of us get something we something we want is when our interests just happen to align with the interests of the powerful. (see https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...)

I wouldn't say it's a slap on the wrist. It's not even a scolding. Tim Hortons was literally found guilty of spying on millions of Canadians, and the only consequence they face is that they have to stop doing it.

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