Apparently so deep that the average user is actually surprised by this revelation. It's my self appointed job to point out what should be obvious. Don't blame me for the stupidity of the average American. What would politics be without them?
The Problem Isn't Cambridge Analytica: It's Facebook
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That is true. I doubt the average user cares. I use FB for a couple of groups but only communicate with friends via WhatsApp. FB is just bad for me, twitter is also useful for a couple of things but using it makes one selectively stupid, I think many agree there.
It's a double edged sword for sure. I have been able to hook up with some very old friends through FB, which was nice to do. Using it for much of anything else is a trap, and I couldn't agree more that all the social media sites makes people selectively stupid. None the less, it does provide some amusement for morbid types like myself.
Facebook owns WhatsApp, and is still collecting your data.
It is not the data I'm concerned about (hiding in plain sight I am
, it is the effect on me using the platform. Interesting however I spotted this yesterday.https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/20/17145200/brian-acton-delete-facebook-whatsapp
In the continuing saga of 'it's ok if the obama left does it, but not when the right does it',
Australian left used questionable Facebook data right before their elections. Of course it's no big deal.... since the left did it.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018...stralian-political-parties-microtarget-voters
But the left is having a fit over the right in Brittain using questionable Facebook data during their Brexit campaign. The leave vote must be invalid!
Next up, we'll be hearing how Trump spending money any way he wants from the omnibus bill destroys democracy. But now when obama did it.
Australian left used questionable Facebook data right before their elections. Of course it's no big deal.... since the left did it.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018...stralian-political-parties-microtarget-voters
But the left is having a fit over the right in Brittain using questionable Facebook data during their Brexit campaign. The leave vote must be invalid!
Next up, we'll be hearing how Trump spending money any way he wants from the omnibus bill destroys democracy. But now when obama did it.
Exactly!
What in the hell did people think they do with people's data? Is everyone really this stupid? Meanwhile, retards keep posting and liking on FB.
U.K. Releases Internal Facebook Emails Deliberating Selling Data
British lawmakers say social-media company also gave some developers special access to user data
The U.K. Parliament released about 250 pages of internal FacebookInc. FB -2.24% emails that lawmakers said show how executives at the social-media company, including Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, gave some developers special access to user data and contemplated charging developers for data access.
The documents were released Wednesday as part of parliamentary procedures in the U.K. as lawmakers there examined Facebook’s use of data.
The Wall Street Journal had previously reported the company considered charging companies for continued access to user data several years ago, a step that would have marked a dramatic shift away from the social-media giant’s policy of not selling that information, citing an unredacted court document.
The internal documents provided to U.K. lawmakers initially emerged as part of a lawsuit against Facebook filed by a company called Six4Three LLC. Six4Three, the developer of a now-defunct app, sued Facebook in 2015, alleging that its data policies were anticompetitive and favored certain companies over others. The majority of the documents filed in the case have been placed under seal at Facebook’s urging and on orders from a California judge.
Facebook said in a statement the documents released Wednesday “are only part of the story and are presented in a way that is very misleading without additional context.” It called the lawsuit by Six4Three “baseless” and said “like any business, we had many of internal conversations about the various ways we could build a sustainable business model for our platform. But the facts are clear: we’ve never sold people’s data.”
The documents, British parliamentarians said in a summary finding, show how Facebook recognized the financial value of user data. In one email, dated Oct. 7, 2012, Mr. Zuckerberg mused that Facebook could charge developers directly for the data.
“I’ve been thinking about platform business model a lot this weekend…if we make it so devs can generate revenue for us in different ways, then it makes it more acceptable for us to charge them quite a bit more for using platform,” Mr. Zuckerberg wrote, according to excerpts of the email released Wednesday. The summary finding of the documents was prepared by Damian Collins, chairman of the House of Commons Digital, Media, Culture and Sport Committee.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-re...ok-emails-deliberating-data-access-1544022496
British lawmakers say social-media company also gave some developers special access to user data
The U.K. Parliament released about 250 pages of internal FacebookInc. FB -2.24% emails that lawmakers said show how executives at the social-media company, including Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, gave some developers special access to user data and contemplated charging developers for data access.
The documents were released Wednesday as part of parliamentary procedures in the U.K. as lawmakers there examined Facebook’s use of data.
The Wall Street Journal had previously reported the company considered charging companies for continued access to user data several years ago, a step that would have marked a dramatic shift away from the social-media giant’s policy of not selling that information, citing an unredacted court document.
The internal documents provided to U.K. lawmakers initially emerged as part of a lawsuit against Facebook filed by a company called Six4Three LLC. Six4Three, the developer of a now-defunct app, sued Facebook in 2015, alleging that its data policies were anticompetitive and favored certain companies over others. The majority of the documents filed in the case have been placed under seal at Facebook’s urging and on orders from a California judge.
Facebook said in a statement the documents released Wednesday “are only part of the story and are presented in a way that is very misleading without additional context.” It called the lawsuit by Six4Three “baseless” and said “like any business, we had many of internal conversations about the various ways we could build a sustainable business model for our platform. But the facts are clear: we’ve never sold people’s data.”
The documents, British parliamentarians said in a summary finding, show how Facebook recognized the financial value of user data. In one email, dated Oct. 7, 2012, Mr. Zuckerberg mused that Facebook could charge developers directly for the data.
“I’ve been thinking about platform business model a lot this weekend…if we make it so devs can generate revenue for us in different ways, then it makes it more acceptable for us to charge them quite a bit more for using platform,” Mr. Zuckerberg wrote, according to excerpts of the email released Wednesday. The summary finding of the documents was prepared by Damian Collins, chairman of the House of Commons Digital, Media, Culture and Sport Committee.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-re...ok-emails-deliberating-data-access-1544022496
Absolutely shocking. In related news, someone got a hold of Steve Wynn's emails and found out that he was discussing gambling in some of the properties he is associated with.