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A comment on FTC: Vast Surveillance of Users by Social Media and Video Streaming Companies. Parent comment

Re:FTC: Vast Surveillance of Users by Social Media and Video... by thfuran on Thursday September 19, 2024 @06:13PM (#41596904)
So you're saying it's all vastly valuable and that's why it is right that it is taken without consent or compensation?
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Re:FTC: Vast Surveillance of Users by Social Media and Video... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday September 19, 2024 @08:11PM (#41597601)
> it's all vastly valuable and that's why it is right that it is taken without consent or compensation?

No, I'm saying it's a common with a benefit to utilisation. A lot of discussions around data involve zealouts on both sides. (One claiming it's the god-given right to harvest everyone's personal information. The other acting like it's the crime of the century for their email address to be leaked.)

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