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		hdjjhhvvhga on Nov 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The most unethical thing I was asked to build whil... This made me cringe: > Legal said the request was fine – none of it violated the user ToS. Almost as if was watching an episode of some dystopian show happening somewhere in the future. It's sad to learn it's already happened.

paulcole on Nov 7, 2022 [–]

There’s a reason that it’s called the legal department and not the moral department. They’re paid for legal advice. What’s “right” and “wrong” only sometimes factors into that advice.

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