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The problem with using loaded terms like "invasive" or "trolling" is that there is no objective definition for them in this regard. One person's "invasion" is another's "examination of data you put out there." Is it "invasive" to use data from Goodreads when one uses their Amazon account to log into GR? Nevermind that there's no hard facts about how Amazon's algorithms determine a personal relationship between author and reviewer in the first place. "Trolling" I'll give you (though I don't believe it carries a negative connotation in this usage--which I liken to the fishing technique of the same name), but "invasive"?... I don't think it applies. Not without some evidence that they're dipping into areas where they have no legal permission to be.
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