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by njharman 4792 days ago
I don't agree with retention limits.

Data is awesome. Tt is history and science. In 50 or 5000 years anthropologists will be salvilating over having the data we record today.

Maybe in 5 years hobbyist, startup or evil corporation will come up with novel use that beneficial.

The problem is not in the data or in the technology. It is with how it is used. It should be available to everyone free of restriction.

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Victims of domestic violence, to name the most obvious example, probably feel differently about making their location indexed and searchable for anyone to look up without restriction.