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Charlie Stross May 24, 2025

If your corporation's business model relies on lawbreaking, your corporation has no legal legitimacy.

We don't let narcotic cartels and trafficking rings list themselves on the stock exchange: why should OpenAI or Facebook be any different?

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erinaceus May 24, 2025

@cstross This argument is a pattern I've seen repeatedly in the past years. “We can't make profit without collecting huge amounts of personal data about everyone who visits our website!” or “You cannot expect us to secure our software [that handles medical data] before we go live! That inhibits innovation! We'd go broke”.

If your business model does not work without infringing someone's rights, it's not a business model. It's criminal activity.

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erinaceus

@cstross The cherry on top is that these companies always claim that “Your privacy is very important to us” or “Security is our highest priority” or “We cherish artists and support them”.

I call bullshit on that.

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