I don't have a cell phone so in my case if I didn't type it in somewhere, then it isn't 'out there' hence nothing lost. But that aside, we are gradually losing a number of rights, privacy not the least...
No one on Slashdot could possibly care, but that would be Boise State University, the one with the blue astro turf and a top 10 foot ball rating----just saying...
seems to me like a perfect opportunity to 'crowd source' the information. sorry, couldn't help myself...
But is capsaicin the active ingredient in all 'hot' dishes or are there others? This was curry, which makes me wonder about what else might have supplied the kick?
Seems to me that would depend entirely on what they do with the results. If the answer is 'nothing that the web sees again' then no harm, no foul. On the other-hand things quickly gray up if the info is re-posted in an altered form. The guy who scraped Cragslist and made it easier to use comes to mind. Not sure if this qualifies as 'ruining the quality' or not, but the Craigslist lawyers were quick to react. If the guy doesn't (or hasn't caved) it will be interesting to see what happens.
Work expands to fill the time available. -- Cyril Northcote Parkinson, "The Economist", 1955