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ygjbyesterday at 9:08 PM1 replyview on HN

Yes, that would have tripped the prompt asking the user, which would have had explicit user acceptance or refusal. The point is you don't need consent to do a fuzzy match usibg other data in most jurisdictions.


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nozzlegearyesterday at 11:22 PM

Ah I see what you're saying. I think the website's wording is just confusing, which made me think you, in turn, were saying something you weren't.