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Re:I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their do... by tomwheeler on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @03:34PM (#47770358)
The standard of proving someone's guilt in a crime or civil infraction is higher than the one for inferring that someone could plausibly be the person you want. This is the basis of parallel construction, wherein a government agency plays a game of "pin a crime on the suspect."
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