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Re:Amazon has a patent to keep people from comparison shoppi... by mankash666 on Friday June 16, 2017 @02:04PM (#14571264)
LOL - With all due respect, ANYONE considers "blocking" as tampering.
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Re:Amazon has a patent to keep people from comparison shoppi... by jhall1468 on Friday June 16, 2017 @02:44PM (#14571633)
I disagree. Blocking isn't tampering because you are informed of what happened. And that's moot, in this context, because blocking sites is absolutely legal in the US.
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Re:Amazon has a patent to keep people from comparison shoppi... by Pxtl on Friday June 16, 2017 @02:19PM (#14571422)
I would think tampering implies more subtle actions.
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