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"I wanted to make a statement about privacy" - Charges $5 to search a "public" database. No. You wanted to make money. Get off your high horse.
by jamstruth 10y ago
"I wanted to make a statement about privacy" - Charges $5 to search a "public" database.
No. You wanted to make money. Get off your high horse.
- cthor 10y agoBusinesses can be simultaneously profit seeking and for the public good. In fact, that is the ideal. It's concerning that many feel this is not the case.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoBecause there's a conflict of interest there - making money can, and often leads to business ending up harming the public to maintain/increase its profits. Personally, I'm fine with businesses doing work for the good of the public. They should be transparent about it though.
- jamstruth 10y agoIn this case though the statement about "privacy" is seriously marred by the marketing of the product as "Hey, find out if your partner is cheating" rather than going "Hey, see how much we could find out from some vague details?"