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		rndgermandude on Oct 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Some idiot is using your tool to mass scan our net... The difference this this tool is a hammer and like any tool the operator is responsible to use it safely and appropriately, while the botters are people advertising that they got a hammer, and are willing and eager to bludgeon people to death with it for some money.

wil421 on Oct 9, 2020 [–]

Your comment makes the most sense.

Where would the line between abuse and curiosity be? If you were the target of an overzealous company how can you make the distinction?

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