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“Logging all the things” as default behavior really needs to be a thing of the past.

Maybe, but logging useful things is reasonable. We investigate problems with our systems using server logs. We diagnose various security threats, fraud risks and ToS violations using server logs.

We're generally respectful of users' privacy, but we also have a legitimate interest in knowing how our systems are being used and preventing people from doing bad things with them. Those legitimate interests may take precedence over a visitor's right to privacy in some cases, in the same way that you can't tell a government to forget your criminal record or a bank to forget that you owe them money.



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