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Comment by jacquesm | original | Lovable apps expose passport details and more than 200K private messages
[−]jacquesm · 2026-11-14 Sat 20:34 UTC · link
The lawyer that was brought in by the newspaper was making sure the newspaper wouldn't end up being liable. The only lawyer whose advice you should take is the one that you pay.
[−]voxic11 · 2026-11-14 Sat 20:50 UTC · link
As long as they are representing someone I think lawyers have the same obligations regardless of who actually pays them or if they are receiving any payment at all.
[−]jacquesm · 2026-11-14 Sat 20:59 UTC · link
Yes, this is true, but that requires there to not be any conflict of interest, which is really not all that clear-cut in situations like these.
[−]trollbridge · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:07 UTC · link
And a lawyer would make that decision and immediately decline to give advice once they find a conflict of interest between joint clients.