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		TedDoesntTalk on July 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user ... > You really can't use "we promise we won't misuse the information" as an argument Sure they can. Doesn’t mean you have to believe them.

cortesoft on July 2, 2020 [–]

When people say "you can't do" something that is already being done, it means they can't justifiably do it. Context matters for what words mean.

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