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Re:The world needs a non-profit search engine by Nextgrid on Sunday July 10, 2022 @11:26AM (#32045611)
> the free ad supported model supports millions of peoples livelihoods

That doesn't necessarily make it right. Online scamming also supports a lot of people's livelihoods.

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Re:The world needs a non-profit search engine by DisjointedHunt on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @07:18AM (#32068262)
One is a business model, one is a crime and fraud.

I’d expect you to know the difference.

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Re:The world needs a non-profit search engine by Nextgrid on Thursday July 14, 2022 @02:20PM (#32099659)
Lying in a privacy policy and breaching privacy-related regulations can also be fraud and illegal. Think about why there's so much pushback against the GDPR despite it only primarily mandating transparency with regards to data usage (if they were doing things above-board why would they be afraid?).
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