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Re:Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user c... by GloomyBoots on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @01:29PM (#44726101)
Not the same ethically. I’m not arguing that. But it’s the same mechanics. Browsing a dump floating around on the Internet isn’t the same as stealing someone’s personal info.

The data is already there. You’re not depriving anyone else of it, and as long as you’re not hosting nor seeding it, you’re not sharing it, either. Most of us pretend not to see it, but it’s there regardless.

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Re:Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user c... by neilv on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:11PM (#44727173)
Privacy violation can incur costs to the victim each time. Not only upon whatever you decide to declare was an event that made subsequent violation easier, but also upon those subsequent events.
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