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30. Great graphic. But I would disagree with the "highly personalized advertising."

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:59 PM

Mar 2018

Christopher wylie, one of the developers and a whistleblower, said they made detailed psychological profiles that included areas of vulnerability, including fears, anxieties, neuroses and paranoia that the user didn't necessarily even know he or she possessed.

Then they figured out how each user best absorbed information: blogs, friends, ads, social media sites etc. They created blogs and sites and ads and friend posts and made sure the user then got maximum exposure to information that exploited their own vulnerabilities to change their opinions and voting behavior.

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You posted your life online, and now you're angry that someone read it. [View all] lindysalsagal Mar 2018 OP

I think its more about the data being used to Flaleftist Mar 2018 #1

I think it's deeper than that backtoblue Mar 2018 #2

Sounds like bdamomma Mar 2018 #53

DU Blame The Victim, Part 1,000 maxsolomon Mar 2018 #3

Hey! Stop that! We all know things sound better from our own mouths... ret5hd Mar 2018 #33

So retailers, banks, etc don't target FBers with ads? leftstreet Mar 2018 #4

Watch the channel 4 report. They targeted people based on their fears and paranoia, feeding emulatorloo Mar 2018 #50

...which, let's not forget, is something conservatives have been doing for 40 years... JHB Mar 2018 #81

That's advertising 101 fescuerescue Mar 2018 #90

FB violated their own privacy agreement with users. berni_mccoy Mar 2018 #5

!. They Weaponized The Info Me. Mar 2018 #6

The whistleblower said they could profile you so they knew you better than any friend. And Squinch Mar 2018 #14

Precisely Me. Mar 2018 #41

FB clearly indicates it will use your preferences to provide information they think you might like. msongs Mar 2018 #7

It wasn't just that the survey collected data from those who opted-in. blogslut Mar 2018 #8

Dont blame the victims (users) for having their data weaponized in an attack on our democracy. VOX Mar 2018 #9

Interesting interview backtoblue Mar 2018 #15

*Its about lifestyle information, tut-tut.* VOX Mar 2018 #25

Pure manipulative mind-fuckery. Thank you. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #39

It's about a professor posting a questionnaire through an app he posted on FB that he said octoberlib Mar 2018 #10

They then took all the responders to that questionnaire and used them to access the Squinch Mar 2018 #19

I forgot to mention that. Thanks! octoberlib Mar 2018 #22

I hope people will finally stop saying "We're all on Facebook" milestogo Mar 2018 #11

Amen. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #20

I'm not, didn't really want to be on FB, and now will never sign up .. . hatrack Mar 2018 #23

I've never had a Facebook or Twitter account. DinahMoeHum Mar 2018 #26

You've got that right. defacto7 Mar 2018 #31

THANK YOU Skittles Mar 2018 #71

I was on Facebook for about two weeks. Dave Starsky Mar 2018 #85

+1,000 malaise Mar 2018 #97

It's deeper than that. There are privacy settings which allow you to restrict rainin Mar 2018 #12

Yes I have my privacy bdamomma Mar 2018 #56

Any data that can be collected and retained will be and any database than can be abused will be. Girard442 Mar 2018 #13

Check out this video. It's a lot worse than that. Squinch Mar 2018 #16

They did not tell people they would sell it to the highest bidder for psychological evaluation onecaliberal Mar 2018 #17

Did Zuckerman sell the data? Cha Mar 2018 #73

That's why I've got a parody account. ck4829 Mar 2018 #18

Lindysalsagal, your post suggests you haven't thought about this, Hortensis Mar 2018 #21

I thought far enough to know I don't want to be on it, for exactly these reasons, among others. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #24

Yes, well you're probably a college-level mentality Hortensis Mar 2018 #28

Well isnt that special. (Church lady voice). So youre smarter? Predictive? Or less pressured.. lostnfound Mar 2018 #86

Nobody has to put personal information on any social media platform. End of discussion. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #35

Nobody had to do more than innocuous conversations with friends to be targeted- bettyellen Mar 2018 #42

Excellent important points, and briefly stated too. :) Hortensis Mar 2018 #82

And it appears they breached private messages, probably here too. bettyellen Mar 2018 #94

Oh, my to that. I have no trouble at all believing Hortensis Mar 2018 #95

How they did it: dalton99a Mar 2018 #27

Great graphic. But I would disagree with the "highly personalized advertising." Squinch Mar 2018 #30

Exploitation backtoblue Mar 2018 #44

I know. Everyone is calling it a data breach. If a data breach is a clogged sink, this is Lake Erie. Squinch Mar 2018 #45

This explains why Russia hacked our voter rolls. Tatiana Mar 2018 #48

Before you get too smug mythology Mar 2018 #29

I have not posted one speck of information about myself online. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #36

You have here, and if you have TV, a credit card, are registered to vote they have a great file on bettyellen Mar 2018 #43

Youve posted information about yourself right here. cwydro Mar 2018 #47

Every web page you view posts information about you online unc70 Mar 2018 #62

You mean except that you're a woman interested in dance meadowlander Mar 2018 #66

And who works in education. cwydro Mar 2018 #75

That's what you think. Do you have friends who know your email address pnwmom Mar 2018 #70

And facial recognition too Lars39 Mar 2018 #74

You're funny. Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2018 #91

Your voting record contains much more information about you than FB!! LeftInTX Mar 2018 #100

They cannot see who you voted for ... only that you voted ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #103

No, but they know whether you vote in Democratic or Republican primaries LeftInTX Mar 2018 #105

The more smug people IronLionZion Mar 2018 #89

Yes indeed. Tipperary Mar 2018 #93

yup Skittles Mar 2018 #32

Exactly. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #37

No. You are supposed to be determining which data is public and which is private. pnwmom Mar 2018 #34

I love the holier than thou brigade Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #38

and yet....they are right Skittles Mar 2018 #49

That is a completely unfair statement blake2012 Mar 2018 #40

There is a lesson here- call me holier than thou if it makes you feel better Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #46

Only post what you would put on a billboard on the side of a road. Seriously. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #59

Exactly. One day your great grandkids will see everything you posted Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #77

If I forget my cell phone in the bathroom and someone steals it meadowlander Mar 2018 #64

Nobody said it was not a crime Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #76

They didnt just read it. They stole information and psychological profiled you and fucked emulatorloo Mar 2018 #51

So I knew this greymattermom Mar 2018 #52

The company collecting the data was not authorized to share it with a 3rd party n/t TubbersUK Mar 2018 #54

I have a FB account dhol82 Mar 2018 #55

If you havent read this, then do Abu Pepe Mar 2018 #57

That statement shows your lack of understanding of exactly what happened Lithos Mar 2018 #58

No one knows exactly what is happening to posted information: This is the tip of the iceberg. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #60

i would say you're very naive about your digital trail Lithos Mar 2018 #61

Exactly. cwydro Mar 2018 #92

Congrats. But I bet you have a cell phone. pnwmom Mar 2018 #68

Not the same... LeftInTX Mar 2018 #98

Exactly the same Lithos Mar 2018 #99

i don't think people are upset that someone read it but how it was used to manipulate people with JI7 Mar 2018 #63

If Facebook did nothing wrong, meadowlander Mar 2018 #65

I think you misunderstand how this all works continentalop2 Mar 2018 #67

Thanks for the info, continentalop2. And welcome to DU! pnwmom Mar 2018 #69

One can keep a website like FB from knowing your IP if you use a VPN ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #104

I encountered the Web in 1995, and realized instantly that privacy was a thing of the past The_jackalope Mar 2018 #72

It appears they used and collected data in a way that they did not disclose. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2018 #78

You wore 'risque' clothing, and now you're angry that someone assualted you. Alpeduez21 Mar 2018 #79

the onion did say it was part of the FBI. all i have is pics + political stuff. pansypoo53219 Mar 2018 #80

My point exactly Kilgore Mar 2018 #83

The only thing that concerns me is if FB violates their own policies. aikoaiko Mar 2018 #84

That's why everything I wrote about me was a lie WhiteTara Mar 2018 #87

I have to wonder though, why bother? I mean are you messing with your friends or what? Tipperary Mar 2018 #96

My real friends know about me and don't send me birthday messages WhiteTara Mar 2018 #102

You feel smart by thinking others are stupid IronLionZion Mar 2018 #88

Anyone who hasnt deleted Facebook, but complains about Trump riverwalker Mar 2018 #101