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I'm saying that certain kinds of transformations over public information can add up to private information, as they do in this case. There's plenty of other cases not involving billionaires where this is so. For example, property records and restraining orders are generally public information, but it would be grossly irresponsible if not criminal for you to join the two datasets and publish a live feed of everyone protected by a restraining order who buys a house in your city.


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