But their broader effect may be damaging.
The second danger is that personal data inferred by analytics may be damaging to an individual.
By removing themselves from Spotify's menu, I'd argue they may be damaging new talent's only hope.
Latest opinion polling suggests the row over the Bill may be damaging the coalition.
Moreover, the city, in its zeal to collect the golden eggs, may be damaging the goose.
Mr Baker asked the SEC to look into a number of practices that he believes may be damaging to investors.
Gardenburger, which puts real mushrooms in its meatless patties, says Quorn's label is misleading and may be damaging to other companies that "legitimately use mushrooms".
The high-protein Atkins diet may be damaging the chances of weight-conscious women getting pregnant and having a healthy baby, scientists said yesterday.
But in doing so, it is pitting itself against a million more who believe that its policies may be damaging the very nature it purports to defend.
Experts studying runners and cyclists who regularly push their bodies beyond normal limits have identified biochemical clues that such activities may be damaging their hearts.
They may be damaging the whole idea that there should be an institution that functions the way the Supreme Court has through the past decades.
