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Re:FBI raids researcher who discovered private patient data ... by Goety on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:33AM (#28998601)
Wow so 8 mo in jail, his life gets ruined, and then they drop the larger charges? Sounds like they just wanted to ruin his life.
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Re:FBI raids researcher who discovered private patient data ... by WarOnPrivacy on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @12:03PM (#29002093)
> Sounds like they just wanted to ruin his life.

When the powerful are embarrassed, ruining lives is only tool in the Federal LEO toolbox.

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Re:FBI raids researcher who discovered private patient data ... by adultSwim on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @08:20PM (#29008153)
Just look what they did to Richard Jewell
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