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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by tomc1985 on Monday August 14, 2017 @07:02PM (#15013813)
Information wants to be free. People should stop fighting it!

If one makes information "public" but don't really want to share it, then the public is fully justified in taking it.

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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by biocomputation on Monday August 14, 2017 @07:47PM (#15014089)
<< Information wants to be free. People should stop fighting it!

That's why you routinely publish your bank account, social insurance, and credit card details online, right?

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Re:U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public... by tomc1985 on Monday August 14, 2017 @08:08PM (#15014223)
Not like I have a choice... and how are those things explicitly declared 'public'?
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