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Re:WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal by noja on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:30AM (#26805155)
> trust only works in retrospect

Nonsense. Trust provides a basis for present and future dealings.

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Re:WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal by DyslexicAtheist on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:32AM (#26805174)
please get in touch by email, I have a business proposal for you.

I highly recommend Robert Cialdini before making opinionated comments on trust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influence:_Science_and_Practic...

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Re:WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal by user-the-name on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:35AM (#26805642)
No, because, and this is very crucial:

I don't trust you.

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Re:WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal by DyslexicAtheist on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @10:02AM (#26807194)
sounds like you did not understand that this was rhetorical?
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Re:WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal by user-the-name on Friday April 16, 2021 @04:54AM (#26831340)
I understood that perfectly, and I pointed out to you that your rhetorical argument is invalid.
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