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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The federal government will take publicly available information and if it is bundled up with enough other information it is still considered classified and you can still (if you hold any sort of clearance) be in trouble for sharing that classified bundle.

Which is just to say there is legal precedent agreeing with your point, although AFAIK that responsibility only applies to folks who have already agreed to responsibly handle confidential information.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't think it's unreasonable to discuss harm avoidance here. There are likely workarounds she can employ, but it's sad that people seem to be taking the stance that "fuck her, it's public" is the end of the conversation. Maybe her lawyers know something we don't about what kind of harm this is actually causing. It's easy to cheer for Sweeney when he's giving the middle finger to a jackass like Elon Musk, but I find it harder to stand in his "I do it because fuck you" corner when he's weaponizing information against others who aren't huge assholes.

Speech is protected, but threats are not. Online shit talking is protected, but cyberbullying is widely condemned. As a society we need to figure out where the line is between what's allowable and what's highly discouraged. "It's legal" isn't a useful cut off for these kinds of discussions, because we've recently come up with all kinds of state laws to punish stalkers when their behavior crosses the line from benign to unwelcome to harmful. Stalkers can be held criminally liable for using telephone calls, letters, telegraphs, delivery of packages or engaging in any conduct which interferes or intrudes on another’s privacy or liberty, all of which are completely legal and acceptable behaviors except when they're employed to threaten or harass.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I always figured the point of tracking her, just like Musk, was commentary on the incredible waste that is the private jet industry. The politics of the person matter far less than the environmental consequences of their actions.