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		nlabs on March 12, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix Prize 2 Cancelled Due to a Lawsuit and FTC... privacy issues dont necessarily need to be dealt with by lawsuits. Most lawsuits are about money.

nfnaaron on March 12, 2010 [–]

Not to quibble, but lawsuits are also not bureaucracy.

tbgvi on March 12, 2010 | [–]

Good point, was at a loss for the right word when I commented.

This kind of behavior by lawyers is just like patent trolling and I couldn't pinpoint a word for that. Maybe privacy trolling? The lawyers are the same ones that sued Facebook for Beacon.

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