> [...] But apparently it's totally cool if "your side" is doing it.

The documentary, at the end, with the teacher in and students drawing a conclusion makes the point that this isn't just a one company thing. It makes the point that big data companies are the problem. They even quote in an interview the names Google and Facebook.

However, as someone else already replied to you, this API which was used by CA wasn't meant to be used anymore. That's a big difference.