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Re:Facebook documents show plans to sell access to user data... by cjslep on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @09:54AM (#19673596)
Don't confuse legality with morality.
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Re:Facebook documents show plans to sell access to user data... by threeseed on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @10:00AM (#19673657)
And people should only go to prison when they commit a crime.

The rule of law does not centre around who is nice or not.

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Re:Facebook documents show plans to sell access to user data... by cjslep on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:23AM (#19674421)
That's exactly what OP is saying: since they're not going to prison because the law lets them continue, it won't stop.
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