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Originally Posted by shakran
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Yes...it's totally acceptable if you support the people who are in power now, using their data collection and processing capabilities to intimidate and keep tabs on all of us. This discourages investigative reporting, legal and formerly appropriate dissent, and an even playing field for other lawful activity....like being an opposing political candidate.
The temptation to use these illegally and questionably gained telephone numbers to "set up" or blackmail anyone who is offensive to the authorities, or to gain business intelligence regarding not yet disclosed "deals" is probably already happening.
In the following post, I'll provide the skeptics with a model of how this works: