It was more than one person and yes, it's vile that they had access to this information and a culture of spying (and joking about it). They also said they could tell how long someone was looking at each image. The whole company is basically perverted spyware, which absolutely makes sense if you know how and why it was conceived.
You could make that claim about all of public society in some way. Why go anywhere, unless it’s to be spied on and spy on others.
You CAN make that claim but it isn't right, not comparable at all