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I’ve heard this before, and maybe they shouldn’t be permitted to do so. But if you think they did something illegal in their normal operations, what’s the argument? If there isn’t a rule against something, then it’s permitted. Or at least it’s supposed to be in a free society.
I acknowledge that things that aren't illegal aren't illegal, but I'm not sure why that needs saying
I thought you may have been asking why they're free to do a thing that's not illegal. But you were really asking the policy question of 'should the thing be made illegal?' -- that's a fair question.
Honestly the question seems to have nothing to do with legality. A much better question is why is that information worth so much in the first place? How are they able to sell it at all? Did they mine a scarce resource? Do they have valuable expertise no one else has?
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