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by w3rhn2j34oh5o 2535 days ago
I don't think it is that clear -- he is selling access to a data set containing PII (email address or account names). Its stolen data. One can make a case that free and open access to this data set is a common good, however once money is involved, one is conducting business with data that one did not legally obtain. It is not 'perfectly legal'.
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I don’t think the API ever returns that information. You need to already have the email address to be queried.