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Re:A Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles O... by eldavido on Sunday August 06, 2017 @11:39AM (#14941716)
I'm reminded of an article in Foreign Affairs arguing that our our data privacy laws need to be based on use rather than collection, e.g. even if you know someone goes to the bar every week, it's illegal to predicate a credit or insurance decision on that knowledge.

Might be worth considering.

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Re:A Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles O... by QAPereo on Sunday August 06, 2017 @12:06PM (#14941828)
When in history have "chinese walls" like that ever worked?
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Re:A Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles O... by andrewflnr on Sunday August 06, 2017 @02:03PM (#14942493)
Even if I personally know that by happenstance, I'm not allowed to use it? Laws that try to regulate my private thoughts are much scarier than surveillance.
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Re:A Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles O... by geon on Monday August 07, 2017 @09:48AM (#14947379)
That's not a private thought. You would be taking action against another person.
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Re:A Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles O... by andrewflnr on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:27PM (#14948737)
Yes, deciding whether to enter into a contract affects the other person, just like everything else. That's a red herring. The point is, my motives should be my own. Do you really want a court second-guessing every decision you make in the marketplace because it constitutes "taking action against another person"?
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