• helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Ooo so wiping data is destruction of property now? That means data is property.

    Let’s apply that to Microsoft for the times their updates wiped user data, to apple when you take the phone in for a screen repair and they “had” to wipe your data, to Sony for deleting movie collections, and all the data collectors for stealing property…

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      7 hours ago

      The crux of those scenarios you outlined doesn’t hinge on weather or not data is property. Their arguments are that it isn’t YOUR property.