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Regarding the last question: because nobody gave them permission to use that data.

They tried to add a pre-checked mark to the settings, but at least in Europe, where we actually have consumer protection, that won't fly.



The data is sitting in northern Virginia in a data center. It's no longer in Europe's jurisdiction.




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