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1. roarch+E3[view] [source] 2023-06-12 20:34:24
>>benwer+(OP)
> Such data may be useful, it says, to “identify every person who attended a protest or rally based on their smartphone location or ad-tracking records.”

"May"? This is exactly how the January 6th protestors were identified.

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2. some_f+j4[view] [source] 2023-06-12 20:37:14
>>roarch+E3
I don't doubt that this technique was used for the people who stormed the capital on January 6th, but I would hesitate to describe many of them as "protestors".
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3. roarch+Z5[view] [source] 2023-06-12 20:43:11
>>some_f+j4
You're free to describe them however you like, it's irrelevant to my point.
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4. whoopd+fh[view] [source] 2023-06-12 21:32:50
>>roarch+Z5
It's not irrelevant to point out the false equivalency of putting constitutionally protected speech on the same level as forced entry, assault, and destruction of property.
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5. coldte+Jn[view] [source] 2023-06-12 22:03:11
>>whoopd+fh
Any protest march and demonstration worth its salt can be described with terms such as "forced entry, assault, and destruction of property" (and has been)...
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