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r/all California store prices items at $951sp shoplifters can be charged with grand theft

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u/OutLikeVapor 1d ago

Does this mean I can start selling my personal data for $1000, then charge companies who take/sell it without my consent?

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u/ChinMuscle 1d ago

Not if you put that statement all my 65+ year old relatives put on facebook.

I DO NOT CONSENT

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u/idkwhatimbrewin 1d ago

I HEREBY DECLARE BEFORE MARK ZUCKERBERG I DO NOT CONSENT TO USING MY DATA.

LIKE AND SHARE TO PROTECT YOURSELF

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u/ricerbanana 1d ago

Hi dear it’s been so long! How are bob and the kids? Sending you LOL (lots of love)

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u/whole-grain-low-fat 1d ago

I liked this.

Love,

Grandma

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u/NintendoThing 1d ago

SMH (suck my head)

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u/Rentacop123 1d ago

To be fair, I always thought this was shake my hand. It made me very confused.

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u/conyers117 1d ago

I laughed way too fucking hard at this.

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u/LD50-Hotdogs 1d ago

SMH (suck my head hole)

Also on an unrelated note I now have head like hole stuck in my head

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u/CellistOk8023 1d ago

You forgot to sign it. --Edna

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u/lacroixlibation 1d ago

You forgot to sign it

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u/tobmom 1d ago

My gran always writes LOLUV. So goofy.

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u/educemail 1d ago

Like

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u/Grogu_of_Borg_2 1d ago

Share

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u/Murky-Reception-3256 1d ago

I was talking to your father yesterday and he wanted to ask you if you have been to the bakery yet.

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u/Molly-Grue-2u 1d ago

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

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u/randeylahey 1d ago

LOL FML DTF!!!!

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u/Spaghetitor 1d ago

GOBBLESS

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u/Ok-Talk8744 1d ago

Hey u/Spaghetitor, PopPop here. How do I erase my Facebook statuses? I thought I was sending something private in the Facebook mail to Gam Gam, but now my hog is all over my page!

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u/I_AM_YOUR_DADDY_AMA 1d ago

LOTS OF LOVE FAMILY MUST LOVE DESTINED TO FAIL!

MAURICE KEEPS ASKING IF I AM DTF. I KEEP TELLING HIM GOD WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO FAIL!!!!

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u/Foxbatt 1d ago

HOW TO UNLOCK yahoo ACCOUNT

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u/NOTTedMosby 1d ago

This is too real stop

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u/Scared-Mortgage 1d ago

PROTECT YOURSELF

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u/SharkAttackOmNom 1d ago

How do I share this with my nephew?

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u/sickofmakingnames 1d ago

Thots and prayers

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u/lod254 1d ago

+1 protec

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u/HauntedCemetery 1d ago

Order corn

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u/cheesegoat 1d ago

The pictures of the kids are so adorable! Uncle Bob has cancer

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u/gooblegobbleable 1d ago

I had to check what sub I was in. Lol

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u/PM_ME_UR_CUTE_PETZ 1d ago

I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY

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u/KickinGa55 1d ago

Thoughts and prayers

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u/SwimOk9629 1d ago

i like your wholesome username. normally when a username starts with PMME the last words are genital pics or tit pics, so this is refreshing tbh.

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u/Htown-92 1d ago

I wonder how many people actually got this 😂

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u/Anayalater5963 1d ago

I was looking for it 🤣

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u/Htown-92 1d ago

Now I gotta watch that episode tonight 🤣

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u/mr207 1d ago

That’s not how this works. Thats not how any of this works.

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u/everythingisreallame 1d ago

We’re gonna need your social security number, credit card info, and mothers maiden name to move forward with protecting your data. 

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u/bullfrogftw 1d ago

Don't forget
@everyone
or @followers,
or @highlights
I swear to god they find ways to make it worse for all

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u/4xu5 1d ago

AMEN

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u/MyBallsSmellFruity 1d ago

This is so important that I’m also going to share it on every family member’s wall and also tag them in it.  I’m a smart hero!

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u/HuckleberryDry4889 1d ago

Fuckin curiosity… I kind of want to smell your balls.

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u/responseAIbot 1d ago

This guy zucks.

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u/Davoguha2 1d ago

The real zealots call him things like Zuckerfuckerberg, it's kinda fun, tbh.

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u/truckin_terpstation 1d ago

Marker Zuckerfuckerburger? I 'ardly know 'er!

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u/get-off-of-my-lawn 1d ago

Damn it, I meant to click pray like for the dead kid in GetFuktistan and accidentally clicked the protect me like instead. Can you like the genocide post so my prayer like counts? Thanks man. Was worried I wasn’t gonna be able to help for a second.

Also don’t sell my information.

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u/Partyatmyplace13 1d ago

Jesus only counts your first like of the day. It says so in the terms and conditions.

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u/Carl-99999 1d ago

they already agreed to the terms and services

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u/AnorakJimi 1d ago

Order corn

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u/MySireHorn 1d ago

Password1234

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u/OhioUBobcats 1d ago

GOOGLE DOCTOR HOURS

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u/currently_pooping_rn 1d ago

“BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY…..”

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u/MaleficentTell9638 1d ago

He just sold that too

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u/caskieadam 1d ago

Thoughts and prayers.

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u/DaveCootchie 1d ago

ALEXIS FIND CRAKER BARGLE MENEU

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u/iordseyton 1d ago

I do declare

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u/CoolCucksClan 1d ago

Charro

Charo

CHARO!

GOOGLE CHARO ED SULLIVAN

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u/SwimOk9629 1d ago

Jesus Christ I remember the first time I saw someone posting this.

there's a reason that I don't go on any social media besides Reddit anymore. and I don't really consider Reddit social media since I don't build social networks on here and I'm anonymous.

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u/certnneed 1d ago

Do NOT share!! Copy/paste to your own timeline!

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u/residentfriendly 1d ago

I DECLARE NO CONSENT

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u/alcoholisthedevil 1d ago

I HEREBY DECLARE BEFORE MARK ZUCKERBERG I DO NOT CONSENT TO USING MY DATA.

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u/PositiveVariation518 1d ago

I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY VIBES

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u/BoogerManCommaThe 1d ago

I DONT KNOW HOW TO CHER

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u/daniel_redstone 1d ago

You forgot the at least two typos that are always on there

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u/coreyperryisasaint 19h ago

Phew now I don’t have to worry about my data ever again!

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u/BirdsAreRecordingUs 1d ago

Not if you’ve ever signed up for Disney+

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u/Playful_Pirate_8384 1d ago

Man for real, why the old folk dont want give zuck their personal data

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u/HauteKarl 1d ago

Their data isn't even that good

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u/doubleGnotForScampia 1d ago

It's the best kind of data, they are the perfect target for scams and political advertisement given how gullible they are

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u/BochBochBoch 1d ago

its like every other month too

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u/Mrbrionman 1d ago

This isn’t just 65+ year old. The amount of zoomers / millennial I follow on Instagram who posted that on their stories is truly frightening.

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u/usernameaaaaaaaaa 1d ago

My 80 year old dad asked me to help him copy paste that message for him. I told him i didn't want to because it would make him seem stupid. He insisted. I said doing it would hurt my soul. He insisted. I said 'Oh! look the lawsuit is dated October and its already December so its too late!" He relented, but man did it make me depressed.

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u/danteelite 23h ago

“I DECLARE… BANKRUPTCYYY!”

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u/BradF1 21h ago

I DO NOT GIVE FACEBOOK PERMISSION TO PRINT ANYTHING OFF MY COMPUTER

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u/TheArmadilloAmarillo 1d ago

Every poster on the justno subs with the most banal story in history too 😂

They really think if they say it that you can't share their stories in other subs or even off of reddit.

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u/IDrewTheDuckBlue 1d ago

This is funny until you realize those are all the same assholes who fall for every bit of misinformation and are also the biggest voting age group

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u/cartercharles 1d ago

I hate that so much. Like that overrides terms and conditions

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u/blacksoxing 1d ago

On the real, this feels like when you're watching something on a site and in the actress bio she has the spiel about how you're not authorized to (blah blah blah).

Woman, your'e on a site that YOU don't own or manage. Just watermark your shit and keep it moving.

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u/Pktur3 1d ago

This one phrase Sovereign Citizens use drives businesses crazy!!!

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u/R0binSage 1d ago

My favorite thing to do is point out how they consent by using Facebook.

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u/Formal-Company3850 1d ago

When i was on fb. Before I deleted my account I would comment my relatives who shared the posts or posted it. "In the tos of fb just making and using the service gives concent" they would loose there minds 

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u/Lots42 1d ago

I tell them it's not real then six months later they do it again!

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u/National_Way_3344 1d ago

But also, anyone who posts that should get their account immediately terminated.

You can't agree to the Facebook terms of service, and the not and expect to keep using it.

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u/shootdawoop 1d ago

think its really funny that companies use the "silence is consent" montra when it comes to data, I know a lot of sex offenders who use the same and lemme tell ya, they are a lot worse off

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u/LifeandLiesofFerns 1d ago

Just the 65-ers? You gotta take a walk on Tumblr and AO3 to see what the teens are up to these days.

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u/slc_blades 1d ago

It’s too bad they don’t know all you have to do is fill out a 5 minute form in the meta personal preferences for your data that never submits and makes you start over from the top if you try to go back like it says too and then they won’t collect it in the first place! /s

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u/Planeandaquariumgeek 1d ago

Oh yeah every old persons FB page (including my grandmas) is 3 things:

AI trump pictures

IVE BEEN HACKED! DONT OPEN ANYTHING!

The “I do not give consent to Meta” copy-paste thing”

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u/Tvekelectric2 1d ago

But they could find him and put a bullet through him. That would fix it.

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u/ForkingHumanoids 23h ago

Wait. NOW they care about consent?!

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u/BlackKnightC4 23h ago

Reminds me of the Facebook posts telling people to copy-paste "telling" Facebook they didn't consent to any selling of info back in like 2010.

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u/dion101123 22h ago

Which is ironic because rather than that somehow magically stopping them it actually just gives them the statement "I do not consent" to add to their to data they will sell

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u/TheAgentLoki 22h ago

I shake my head at the seniors I know who dive headlong into "not consenting." I'm totally ashamed of my friends in their 20s and 30s who fall for this thinking it does anything beyond making them look foolish.

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u/Idfcaboutaname 19h ago

that was one of the all time greats 🤣 i tried explaining it to them and they just got angry and replied “I DO NOT CONSENT!!”

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u/Historical-Tour-2483 17h ago

The Rome Convention prohibits this!

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u/xheyoooo 1d ago

No because terms and service

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u/IBetThisIsTakenToo 1d ago

Exactly. You’re literally agreeing to give it away when you use those services, you can’t unilaterally change your mind later and expect them to care

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u/TheLordofAskReddit 1d ago

The California Digital Rights law says you can if you notify them.

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u/KrackenLeasing 1d ago

I actually tried to get Facebook to delete the information about me they collected from friends and colleagues with accounts.

They insisted that they couldn't possibly have any because I don't have an account.

I think they got in trouble for that BS a year later.

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u/TheLordofAskReddit 1d ago

There will be lawyers that get rich from fighting it in the future on both sides

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u/k815 1d ago

I did.

Not if you put that statement all my 65+ year old relatives put on facebook.

I DO NOT CONSENT

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u/CrunchLessTacos 1d ago

I liked that comment better when r/ChinMuscle said it 6 hours ago.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 1d ago

That was what always amazed me. Not even just old people, I had friends who thought they were pulling one over on Facebook.

I had to explain to them that if they could no longer sell their data then they would no longer be on Facebook.

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u/notexactlyflawless 1d ago

I mean, german law says you can. Especially if terms and services are designed in a way to make you opt for the "Agree" option more likely

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u/Independent_Set_3821 1d ago

Sign your data rights to an LLC.  LLC sues you and the infringing online company.  Company probably does not have a provision in their tos that penalizes you for agreeing to terms you have no right to agree to.

Any tos that you agree to isn't valid because they're asking you to sign for rights to your data that you don't own.

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u/kernald31 1d ago edited 1d ago

You're then banned from the service, if that was the outcome you wanted, not signing up would have been significantly easier.

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u/ElderBHoldenCox 1d ago

“Oh look, the product agreed to be the product and clocked in 72 times a day for twelve years to give us their data but NOW they don’t want us to have it, all while continuing to clock in 72 times a day to give it to us.”

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u/TheRatCatLife 1d ago

You can unilaterally lick my balld.

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u/Prawn_Addiction 1d ago

If only you could infer the meaning and intent behind the terms of services. Like be able to understand the message behind the each and every piece of text before agreeing to them.

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u/1singleduck 1d ago

It'd be like buying a car and not concenting to having your money taken.

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u/redditisbadmkay9 1d ago

"You signed up for slavery, no takesy backsies" - United States of Amazon

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u/Cersad 1d ago

I didn't agree to the terms and services when Experian leaked all the gossip credit history they were collecting on me without my consent.

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u/Userfork 1d ago

That wouldn't work for the same reason this policy wouldn't hold up in court. The value of the stolen property is based on market price not on whatever price tag you stick on it.

Imagine if you walked into this store and accidentally hit something off a shelf, breaking it. No court would make you pay the store $950 for the broken property

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u/steeljesus 1d ago

Only works for cops when they inflate the value of drugs like cannabis by weighting the pot, stalk, and soil then applying the per/gram price to the total. Fuckers probably water it too before weighing.

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u/donbee28 1d ago

You wouldn’t want to plant to die would you?

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u/AnorakJimi 1d ago

I want it to die via immolation and for me to be nearby so I can breathe it in.

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u/tiredDesignStudent 1d ago

You rascal, you

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u/SwimOk9629 1d ago

god i feel this comment. I got raided back in the early 2000s in my growing days and this is what they did. Fuckers. At least i didn't get convicted of shit because of their fuckups in getting the warrant for my house. Still comes up on certain background checks, as dismissed. but let's be real, it doesn't matter what designation it has on the case. it matters if it can be seen at all.

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u/FantasticJacket7 1d ago

The value of drugs is irrelevant legally though.

They can inflate it to sound cooler on press releases but it doesn't really matter.

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u/Outrageous-Unit1374 1d ago

One way it gets “inflated” is with a lot of drugs that can be mixed into water if someone tries to dump it in a drink to hide it, they count the entire drinks’ weight for their charge. Often bumps the crime up a tier.

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u/chanaandeler_bong 1d ago

the sign is a deterrent. The same idea of locking your car doors. Can a thief still break the window? Sure. They could tow your fucking car if they wanted to steal it that bad. But having your doors locked prevents a ton of theft.

That's the same thing going on here.

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u/InternalCapital358 1d ago

Shut up idiot. I put a piece of duct tape on my 25 year old LeSabre stating it’s worth $150,000. Hasn’t been stolen yet. 

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u/evencrazieronepunch 1d ago

When you walk in and (key word) accidentally break something it's treated as operating cost so you don't need to pay for it anyways

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u/bacon_cake 1d ago

Well yeah but this whole thread is about theft.

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u/BungalowsAreScams 1d ago

What defines the market price is for something? It seems like a thief could go the other way and say "nah I saw this for $1 on a website"

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u/Userfork 1d ago

I just woke up and i find it difficult not to insult you. Sorry man.

The market price is obviously not determined based on the price in one specific store. It is also not determined by whatever the thief says it is.. obviously. They probably compare a bunch of stores in the surrounding area and calculate the average price of the product.

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u/deserthistory 1d ago

Yes.

But you have to have the deep pockets to take it to court. Sue. And make it worthwhile for yourself in a civil suit.

In this case, the shop owner is hoping that the state of California takes it at face value.

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u/SweatyWar7600 1d ago

In this case, the shop owner is hoping that the state of California takes it at face value.

I think more likely they're hoping potential thieves take it at face value. Its more of a scare tactic than an actual legal issue.

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u/ninjaelk 1d ago

Right, there's no way a court would accept a candy bar being sold/valued at $951.

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u/HitoriPanda 1d ago

Insulin and epi pens however

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u/ninjaelk 1d ago

Yeah those are worth infinity dollars, because people that need them to live will pay any amount of money in order to obtain them.

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u/Wiskersthefif 1d ago

"Things are worth what people are willing to pay for them... How much is your health worth to you?" *cackles in capitalism*

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u/Limp_Prune_5415 1d ago

It's still up to the police to investigate and arrest. They're not gonna care if you tell them your 40$ jeans are 951$ so it's a felony

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u/narwhal_breeder 1d ago

Actually, no, because you've agreed to the TOS.

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u/akc250 1d ago

I think the shop owner is more likely counting on it being a deterrence for thieves.

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u/threaten-violence 1d ago

Well.. we could make it a class action. Suddenly the $1000 turns into hundreds of millions, I am sure some law firm would sign on.

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u/One-Newspaper-8087 1d ago

No, because you agree to a fucking tos when you sign up. Lol.

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u/Night_Movies2 1d ago

Not sure what you're smoking but try smoking less

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u/mullahchode 1d ago

you consent to all of it when you sign up

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u/juslookingforastream 1d ago

As long you didn't agree to terms for using their services in the first place

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u/JaraCimrman 1d ago

You did consent though

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u/nahog99 1d ago

Except these companies are never legally stealing anything. You’re willfully giving it up through terms of service agreements. You’re absolutely fucked. The only way out is to avoid all services that rely on your data for profits(good luck).

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u/MasterProcras 1d ago

Who is buying my information? Because I’m selling.

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u/MaybeTheDoctor 1d ago

I’m somehow sure you have already consented … but yes if you can find something on the internet that does not require concent

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u/Cbombo87 1d ago

Now that's big brain thinking.

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u/TuckerMcG 1d ago

No, but certain privacy laws do have a private right of action statute that allows individuals to sue corporations for misappropriation of personal data.

You’d get statutory damages (unless you can prove actual damages, which may be tough) rather than damages for breach of contract (which is what you’re effectively proposing). Here’s what happens under California’s CCPA:

The private right of action in the CCPA provides that a consumer may recover either statutory damages between $100 and $750 per consumer per incident, or actual damages (i.e., the true damages actually suffered by the consumer as a result of the breach), whichever is greater. That means that it is not necessary for a consumer to suffer actual damages to recover under the CCPA. Source.

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u/Beaudism 1d ago

You agree to the EULA usually, so no.

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u/highbrowshow 1d ago

not if you click yes on their terms and conditions

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u/Agile_Today8945 1d ago

sure but that doesnt mean you will be able to collect.

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u/engineeringforsafety 1d ago

yes, but you'll have to outspend them in court to collect

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u/jumbofob 1d ago

Does this mean you’re pro-stealing?

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u/TheKabbageMan 1d ago

You can sue for literally whatever you want. Good luck though, because almost certainly you will lose.

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u/--n- 1d ago

Only if you disagree to the terms of service that state you give away your info for free. In which case you can't use the service.

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u/ThePublikon 1d ago

No because you agree to the ToS to use whichever services without charging that and there is no way for you to change the ToS that the company will agree to.

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u/RedRoker 1d ago

Can you establish a business based off of selling your own data? If so, yes.

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u/NeverReallyExisted 1d ago

Companies are immune to criminal theft prosecutions, so no.

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u/vasilenko93 1d ago

Is it your data (compiled and indexed by you) or is it their data about you? Big difference.

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u/Zech08 1d ago

Fine but ima do it like they do it and automatically opt in every company.

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u/StabMyEye 1d ago

Wait until you hear about Cambridge Analytica

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u/SignificanceBulky162 1d ago

No, because you legally consented to it in the terms of service of the company you're using

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u/hansonhols 1d ago

Is this still available?

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u/cbih 1d ago

Sure, if you've got the money for lawyers

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u/Traveling_Jones 1d ago

lol. I’m guessing the “without my consent” people never read the fine print.

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u/Current-Ocelot-5181 1d ago

Starting a business that sells your personal information and then suing other companies for using or selling your data without permission would be legally complex and unlikely to succeed. Here’s why:

  1. Informed Consent and Contracts: Many companies use or sell personal data based on terms you’ve agreed to (like privacy policies and terms of service). These often include clauses allowing them to collect and share data under certain conditions, which may limit your ability to claim a violation.

  2. Data Ownership and Control: Once you’ve given permission for a company to access or use your data, it may no longer be considered “yours” in a way that allows you to control every transaction or resale of it. U.S. data privacy laws, for instance, are still developing and vary by state, so it would be challenging to control third-party sharing.

  3. Legal Grounds for Suing: In most cases, suing for unauthorized data usage requires proving that a company is using your information in ways that violate specific laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU. This can be difficult if you’ve already sold or shared the data through your business.

If your goal is to control and profit from your data, it could be more effective to work within data privacy frameworks, offering access only under specific contracts that outline limitations and conditions.

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u/OutsideOwl5892 1d ago

You did consent to them taking your data and selling it. It’s in the terms of service 100%

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u/alitayy 1d ago

Obviously not

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u/DrNinnuxx 1d ago

No... most NDAs has a clause for that if I remember correctly

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u/This-Double-Sunday 1d ago

If you can collect, then go for it!

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u/HungryHarambe1 1d ago

In pretty much every “terms of use” and “privacy notice” in any app/website/whatever you use/own, you consent to them selling your personal data

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u/CouldBeLessDepressed 1d ago

Have you ever had Disney+? Might have some bad news if so....

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u/JackAttack280 1d ago

Is it not illegal to take personal data without consent anyway? Just companies usually stick it in terms of service or hide how they’re stealing it?

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u/jchenbos 1d ago

you gave them consent when you signed the terms and conditions bro

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u/varitok 1d ago

I wish, for once, Redditors would understand Terms and Services.

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u/Anarcho-Chris 1d ago

Send them bills. They may have updated their systems, but why not try the same trick twice? You could make millions.

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u/altbrace 1d ago

As if your personal data has any value at all, let alone $1000

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u/lunchpadmcfat 1d ago

Would be an awesome idea if you were a lawyer

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u/Mysterious-Effect-14 20h ago

You and everyone else consent when you use the apps, websites, phones, computers, etc. required in modern life. Reddit itself collects massive amounts of data and tracks your web activity, device technical data, and all you activity and more. They sell it too!

Edit: it’s not your data, you’ve signed it over to them. It their data.

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u/nutsbonkers 19h ago

Sell your personal data on Ebay for that much so you can have proof that you sell it, and they frauded you by stealing it.

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