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Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by jakelazaroff on Thursday January 30, 2025 @05:25PM (#42882792)
> It's like saying: Thanks PostgreSQL for allowing this specific data misuse case.

Sure, if PostgreSQL were specifically selling their tools to organizations known to commit those sort of abuses.

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Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by chaps on Thursday January 30, 2025 @06:13PM (#42883189)
This is exactly what Oracle does.
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Re:California law enforcement misused state databases more t... by AlotOfReading on Thursday January 30, 2025 @06:19PM (#42883236)
Oracle and Larry Ellison specifically are routinely called the devil incarnate though, so they're not exactly getting a break here.
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