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		janardanyri on Feb 17, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Be... Who said it was about legality? Substitute "decency" for privacy if you prefer, the point is essentially the same.

chii on Feb 19, 2012 [–]

There is no law that requires anyone (least of all, a corporation) to be decent.

Which is why the parent comment about legal issues is apropo. That, is what will be, and only be, considered.

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