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No, laws are not made by convenience. They are made by lawmakers who in turn are influenced by lobbyists. That is why it was illegal to share video rental records and that is why it is not illegal to monitor and monetize your private data.


>They are made by lawmakers who in turn are influenced by lobbyists.

> In a word: lobbying.

can i simplify this as "laws are made by lobbyists" ?




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