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> "This action, if true, clearly infringes upon the privacy of a user. Sending a representative to physically verifying a user is a blatant invasion of his or her privacy space. Only the state can act like this under proper laws," Pavan Duggal, nation's top cyber law expert and a senior Supreme Court advocate, told IANS.


That seems baffling. This it's not like facebook is sending a bunch of goons to ask for your ID "or else". How is this any different than someone coming to your door for marketing purposes? I get there's the privacy aspect because they're asking for ID, but you could always say "no" and slam the door.




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