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[–] ayyy 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Reverse justification answer: to more securely verify your identity when signing into your Microsoft account

Real answer: selling ads and building a free database for Microsoft that accurately maps IP address->physical location

While the first statement really is true, it still doesn’t justify the other things.