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lindysalsagal

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

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 10:20 PM

Mar 2018

I can't know. I'll never know. No one knows.

That's why I'm not online.

They know what I buy online. So, I'm careful only to buy innocuous, meaningless things, like sweaters.

I do not bank online, I don't post my bank account to anywhere, I never type my ss number, ever.

I have no followers and I only follow a few public figures and I never post anything.

There's no there there, and it's going to stay that way.

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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