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by kelseyfrancis 3674 days ago
>it can be considered a form of vigilantism

No. Vigilantism is extralegal. A lawsuit is by definition not vigilantism.

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Boom! Exactly. He did something good using available means. Pragmatism is the ultimate move to make good things happen in the short term and he did it.

Had he not the risk of other people's information being leaked for the entertainment of the masses could be higher.