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		sneak on Sept 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Weev's prosecutors are making up the rules Why do we need the third? Why make downloading PII a crime when we already have felony laws for using such data to commit fraud?

xyandnoz on Sept 22, 2013 [–]

There are many things one can do with your PII besides using it for identity theft, including publishing it, which is NOT illegal in many states.

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