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Ability and permission are not often link like this in real life.

If I walk up and stand two feet infront of someone I have given them the ability to try to punch me in the face, I have not given them permission to do so.

If I utilize a computer repair service and I grant them remote access to a computer at their request I have likely given them the ability to run the equivalent to rm -rf /, but I have not given them permission to.

I can grant a friend access to my house by giving them a key that does not mean I give them the permission to do what ever they want in my house.

In the above three cases there are legal consequences for a party when overstepping their permissions.



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