A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algorithms

Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by chaosite on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @03:32AM (#15958661)

Absolutely not.

Laws are based on ethics, but not everything that is unethical is also unlawful.

It's usually legal to lie, break promises, exaggerate, and other things that I would consider unethical. I also submit that the should remain legal and unethical. Lying to my parents about some detail of my personal life I don't wish to share is unethical, but shouldn't be illegal.

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by pvdebbe on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @05:53AM (#15959287)

And also ethics is subjective, a matter of one's taste. It wouldn't make sense to equate law and ethics just like that.

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