Cambridge Analytica
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Caporegime
Who know what they're concocting!
It's surprising how many people don't know that Facebook sell your data and freely post almost all aspects of their lives online in complete ignorance.
I only use Facebook when I need too and I use a dummy account in a different name, and before anyone says all these companies do it, no they don't.
There is a big difference between selling actual personal information and selling statistical information based on personal information.
I only use Facebook when I need too and I use a dummy account in a different name, and before anyone says all these companies do it, no they don't.
There is a big difference between selling actual personal information and selling statistical information based on personal information.
Soldato
Reminds me of the Cult Film> They Live - staring Rodney Piper, Aliens and the Rich join forces using subliminal messages in the mass media to control the working class.
Caporegime
Watched this for the first time a few months ago, both hilariously bad, and not that far from modern reality
Caporegime
When can we all start wearing tinfoil hats without being mocked 
Soldato
'Oops i accidentally DBAN'd the server'
What happened to all of our hard drives? Ah you see it all started when I decided to attend the worlds first magnet and microwave oven convention.....
That is likely to win yiou some free holidays in Jail for obstruction of justice.
Soldato
I was being facetious old chap.
Commissario
If it was being done by or to a UK citizen it would be, not so sure about some other countries but indicates the company is dodgy as all heck at the very least if they would suggest doing it as what appears to be normal business for them.
I am yet to go into the detail of this story, but by now was it not fairly obvious what Facebook did with your data? These stories were around pretty much from the start. I listened to a podcast that spoke to former employees around 2011 and pretty much walked away after I heard what went on.
Back in the day people used to post quizzes like "Find out which political party is for you". Even before hearing that podcast it was fairly obvious to me this data would get harvested.
I still have an account locked to the highest setting, don't post anything on there and just use it to read a couple of hobby related groups. It's annoying because these groups are amazing.
Back in the day people used to post quizzes like "Find out which political party is for you". Even before hearing that podcast it was fairly obvious to me this data would get harvested.
I still have an account locked to the highest setting, don't post anything on there and just use it to read a couple of hobby related groups. It's annoying because these groups are amazing.
Associate
"Facebook in no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch shocker" - can't understand the hysterical reaction to this in some quarters ... no matter what benevolent-sounding B.S. they might spout about 'connecting the world' or whatever, providing the data for this kind of thing is Facebook's raison d'etre - that's where the big bucks are, not in providing Joe Public with a platform for sharing pictures of his dog/dinner/children etc.
And really, perhaps I'm being cynical here, but would some of those getting outraged about this really be giving that much of a damn if Hillary Clinton was President instead of The Donald, or if the UK had voted to Remain?
And really, perhaps I'm being cynical here, but would some of those getting outraged about this really be giving that much of a damn if Hillary Clinton was President instead of The Donald, or if the UK had voted to Remain?
- but this is data beeing harvested via 3rd party apps, not FB themselves
scenario - identify vulnerable wealthy victims, target them with scam phonecalls (boilerrooms), malware emails , fake credit card/loan applications and see what cash can be obtained
..... or is that too much scaremongery ?, given that malware on a PC can accomplish similar goals.
scenario - identify vulnerable wealthy victims, target them with scam phonecalls (boilerrooms), malware emails , fake credit card/loan applications and see what cash can be obtained
..... or is that too much scaremongery ?, given that malware on a PC can accomplish similar goals.
Soldato
I don't think that's Alexander Nix hiding behind the name FortuitousFluke. Or is it?
Quit it today - tbh haven't used it for a long time. I find the whole thing quite insidious. Requested account delete. Won't be manipulated by by these people.