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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
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