"Ethicist" is someone paid by a large institution to run interference on the time-tested mores of those pesky little people. A big villain throws an underling under the bus. Life goes on.
Harvesting your data and selling it to the highest bidder -- ethical! -- as long as there are enough POCs and LGBTQIAs on the payroll.
edit: BTW, a neg without a reply is proof that you have no cogent argument.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26199410 (273 points/13 hours ago/662 comments)