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by morpheos137 20 days ago
yeah the parent was a rather dumb comment. police don't buy intelligence on the population en mass. how could they afford it snd how could they use it without probable cause? if you are already a target of an investigation they can get a warrant for free with due process.
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one paragraph in the three mile long TOS the homeowner clicks OK on and problem solved ?
yeah i was replying to the comment that selling intelligence on private citizens to police would be a revenue driver. not that it couldn't be done, just that it would not make significant money. the median critical thinking level on HN has imploded over the past year.
rofl

I assume you are being tongue-in-cheek, but too subtle