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Re:U.S. senators want social media users to be able to take ... by pj1115 on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @11:17AM (#21335485)
If I want to migrate my "list" to another network, wouldn't I need to take some form of PII (and therefore consent) from each person on the list to make it valuable on the new network?
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Re:U.S. senators want social media users to be able to take ... by jagged-chisel on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @11:20AM (#21335528)
It is indeed arguable that the data item relating two people is owned by both and necessitates consent for republishing. Export though ... it's still 'mine' even if shared ... I don't know, this bit is a little sticky.
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