Lying is usually legal.
And even if lying is illegal in a particular context, it's de-facto legal since nobody ever gets punished for it.
Lying is usually legal.
And even if lying is illegal in a particular context, it's de-facto legal since nobody ever gets punished for it.
fraud is not legal. There's a difference between lying on the playground and fraud in a business setting.
Again: fraud is de facto legal.
It is ubiquitous in every part of the business world, both internal and consumer-facing.
De facto is the opposite of de jure, so no, non-enforcement doesn't make it legal
A more useful construct is that civil offenses are only a problem if someone is aware of, motivated, and able to afford to sue you over it. Businesses do a lot of arguably illegal things that are not likely to lead to an actual lawsuit.