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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by cpeterso on Monday November 07, 2022 @04:34PM (#33512829)
For example, if the telco is already getting "a lot more than that from other tech companies", why do they also need Twitter's user location data? I understand "more is more", but the telco in the story sounded desperate to obtain Twitter's data.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by nullc on Monday November 07, 2022 @08:19PM (#33514863)
Because not everyone uses other_company's app. Presumably they thought adding twitter users would extend their coverage substantially.
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