>I won't use the term "illegal", as the question of legality becomes moot when punishment can be factored in as a cost of doing business.

Woah, that's such a good, on point statement. From Boing, FightClub (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/quotes/?item=qt0479130) to Cambridge Analytica (Meta) and Pegasus as a small sample ;)