They're kinda damned if they do, damned if they don't. If they left it in, (some) people would condemn them for not taking privacy seriously. Since they took it

They're kinda damned if they do, damned if they don't. If they left it in, (some) people would condemn them for not taking privacy seriously. Since they took it out, (some) people condemn them for taking this theoretical privacy risk too seriously.