[Humour/Meme] Half a Decade Has Passed and EPO Management Was Never Held Accountable for Illegal Surveillance
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2020-07-12 23:56:32 UTC
- Modified: 2020-07-12 23:56:32 UTC
No oversight by anyone; the EPO may thus conclude that it can get away with everything it did and will get away with anything in the future
Summary: A lot of people may no longer remember it, but the EPO can break privacy laws -- as it still routinely does -- with no consequences whatsoever
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