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Re:Grindr €6.5M fined for not collecting users’ valid consen... by Mirioron on Thursday December 23, 2021 @12:53PM (#29664367)
Except that these are businesses giving away a free product which has been immensely useful. Starting out I wouldn't have paid for almost any of the services that I use on a daily basis.
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Re:Grindr €6.5M fined for not collecting users’ valid consen... by dmitriid on Thursday December 23, 2021 @01:53PM (#29665106)
> Except that these are businesses giving away a free product which has been immensely useful

And that somehow makes it okay to collect personal data wholesale without consent and sell it to the highest bidder?

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