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Utility company's proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations to police raises privacy concerns (apnews.com)
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[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Only a matter of time before some no-knock warrant gets some botanist killed or something.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or a self-hoster with a server rack

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"This isn't what we were looking for but this is probably illegal too"

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Lol, yep!

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

or an easy way to bait cops.