TBH, the pro-business blatantly illegal hot takes here on HN are expected.
Because some company figured out a 'hack' to make more money, somehow turns from illegal to "legal". And so many users here will defend that.
In this case, it's violating interstate wiretapping laws and state-based 2 party consent laws. But.. they just squint hard and go "Hey we can violate the law and make MORE money".
Uber is exactly that. So is AirBNB. So is Lime/Bird. Just go look at much of the tech companies, and it's "Offline company + way to break law to get money + ONLINE!!!!1!!1!"
Because some company figured out a 'hack' to make more money, somehow turns from illegal to "legal". And so many users here will defend that.
In this case, it's violating interstate wiretapping laws and state-based 2 party consent laws. But.. they just squint hard and go "Hey we can violate the law and make MORE money".
Uber is exactly that. So is AirBNB. So is Lime/Bird. Just go look at much of the tech companies, and it's "Offline company + way to break law to get money + ONLINE!!!!1!!1!"