Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoSenators Launch New Effort to Ban Federal Elected Officials Profiting from Prediction Marketswww.merkley.senate.govexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·4 days agoWhy make it so specific? Can’t we make it illegal to benefit from material, non-public information? This is still insider trading, which ought to be illegal, but it appears to be generally accepted.
Why make it so specific? Can’t we make it illegal to benefit from material, non-public information?
This is still insider trading, which ought to be illegal, but it appears to be generally accepted.