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[–] [email protected] 252 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They could steal your personal data without you knowing.

Hah! Like the "legal" services are much better than that!

[–] [email protected] 143 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey now, the legal services tell you they're stealing your data. It's in section 9, subsection 14, paragraph 423 of the terms of service.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 months ago

It's 507 paragraphs long and written in a mix of German and Esperanto but yeah, it's right there! Clear as day!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago

Shoutout to Sony BMG putting rootkits in legally bought CDs.

Source: Wikipedia

You would be safer pirating.