I guess the only bad part would be if they could automate the monitoring and build huge databases. But it's a long way (and an expensive one at that) down the road...
Despite automated monitoring being a long way down the road, someone should still try to prevent it. This should be fought so that it doesn't become legal because it isn't explicitly illegal.
Not that it matters, because unless there are powerfull (read: rich) people reading/., then legislation will continue along the lines of their interests...
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Despite automated monitoring being a long way down the road, someone should still try to prevent it. This should be fought so that it doesn't become legal because it isn't explicitly illegal.
Not that it matters, because unless there are powerfull (read: rich) people reading /., then legislation will continue along the lines of their interests...