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Re:Facebook Sued by Investors Over Voter-Profile Harvesting by dqv on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @09:20AM (#16637747)
>be able to store it, or use it for any purpose

I didn't even consider that dimension to this issue. The authorization doesn't say anything about whether it will store the data.

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Re:Facebook Sued by Investors Over Voter-Profile Harvesting by learnstats2 on Thursday March 22, 2018 @10:21AM (#16648862)
Yes, exactly.

If the authorization doesn't say it, then it's not authorized to do it.

This level of explicit consent has legal basis in the EU.

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