Comment on Tell HN: Meta is using my 2FA to call and sell meparentComments−gdsdfe3yBecause you can sue a lawyer for misrepresentation but you can't sue someone for giving their advice−cmatthias3yYep. Since I'm not a lawyer it probably wasn't necessary to include the "not legal advice" bit, but I'm just trying to be clear.−wrs3yIt’s illegal for a non-lawyer to claim to be giving legal advice, so it’s traditional to be clear that you aren’t doing that. (Of course, I’m not claiming to give you legal advice on this.)
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Because you can sue a lawyer for misrepresentation but you can't sue someone for giving their advice
Yep. Since I'm not a lawyer it probably wasn't necessary to include the "not legal advice" bit, but I'm just trying to be clear.
It’s illegal for a non-lawyer to claim to be giving legal advice, so it’s traditional to be clear that you aren’t doing that. (Of course, I’m not claiming to give you legal advice on this.)