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This kind of pedantry drives me crazy.

If i leave my house unlocked and someone walks in and takes my TV, they still committed a crime!

Just because it was irresponsible of me, they still BREACHED MY PRIVACY.

The correct ethical behaviour in situations like this is to report to the site that this information is exposed, not download it and archive and repost it.

EVEN IF you believe that the app is itself unethical, you cannot tell from just the drivers licenses of the users who signed up that they have themselves done anything unethical justifying reprisal.



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