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or perhaps it was making a stand on principle. for an ordinary person, outing can completely and thoroughly ruin their life. bankrupting them was a just desert.

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Ordinary people are more likely to be outed by companies Thiel has invested in, like Facebook[1]. Interestingly, he has yet to sue Facebook “on principle”.

[1] https://thinkprogress.org/facebook-privacy-policy-outs-lgbt-...

I'm pretty sure if Gawker's expose was due to a "privacy glitch" (like here) and not a conscious effort, they wouldn't have suffered any consequences...

Or does FB go out of its way to expose LBGT people for some profit of its own?

If Peter Thiel wants to pretend he cares about privacy, he should shut down Clearview and Palantir.

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