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by reaperducer 1510 days ago
Does it matter?

Is it somehow OK for someone to build a dossier on another person as long as they use that information for their own purposes?

2 comments

Well, yes. Because you're talking about a different scenario than what is going on here.
Yes? Are you telling me I can't know things about people?
You won't get your mitts on their video rental records. We need another embarrassing data breach to get more protections.
Is this still true? Nobody goes to Blockbuster to rent videos. Videos are streamed to you on a plethora of devices. Does the video rental regulations apply to YouTube sharing your video selections? PornHub? Netflix?