So it's basically spyware then. Or does that term not apply when it's a company as big as facebook doing it?

That thought also crossed my mind while reading the valve employee manual. The reason it wouldn't be a problem is that if you're good enough to get hired by Valve, the chances are quite high you'd also be responsible enough not to do that.

...that he may be four years old. And that he generally tried to steal information on Wednesdays. All we know is... he's called the stig.

Exactly. From TFA:

Apparently, we're supposed to think that somehow this demonstrates that female gamers are being ignored and not getting what they want.
Next they'll tell us that women are being forced to play games against their will.

And thankfully, in recent years any concerns in this regard have proven to be totally unfounded

According to you would it be possible for one of them to reject the deal for being unethical without it being an after-the-fact rationalization? Put another way, how many people that seriously believed it on religious grounds (i.e. followers of some kind of faith) would accept the offer just to spite you and make a quick 50? That would take split-personality levels of cognitive dissonance - assuming their faith placed any sort of emphasis on commonly accepted morality that is.

...that houses with television antennas are at greater risk of lightning strikes. This is a rare example of when the developed world would be hit harder than developing countries. If climate change threatens the quality of your television signal, then you will be disadvantaged, which is why we must address the question.

And if it's anything less than laser-like in accuracy you can bet any unfortunate cars nearby will have their electronics fried as well. Because it's not as if criminals swerve in and out of traffic or anything.

...know nothing about it. This is why it has a negative connotation with me, anyway.