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HeartachesNhangovers

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14. Just because they're selling every bit of personal info ...

Reply to Skittles (Reply #13)

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 05:10 PM

Dec 2016

they can scrape from your posts, photos, location, profile, friends, etc to the highest bidder?

That's the deal with Facebook. It's not like people don't know that going in.

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Anyone here ever post on Facebook? [View all] kentuck Dec 2016 OP

To avoid anger at wasting time on fb theaocp Dec 2016 #1

I unfriended my sister JimBeard Dec 2016 #2

I've only started posting on Facebook in the last week or so csziggy Dec 2016 #3

I "unfriended" and "unfollowed" True Dough Dec 2016 #4

I unfriended MFM008 Dec 2016 #5

i dig facebook, gives this bit a loner some space between me and real world. didn't see much of that KG Dec 2016 #6

I saw no pro Trump stuff, I had no Trump friends. Any anti Hillary memes I saw were from the left m-lekktor Dec 2016 #7

I always hid those posts or unfollowed the posters. duffyduff Dec 2016 #8

That's what I do. Little Star Dec 2016 #17

Until they post to my page. My page is MINE and my puney 38 friends. JimBeard Dec 2016 #34

I reluctantly joined last year dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #9

A Trump-humping cousin unfriended me because she didn't like what I posted. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #10

I subscribed to Americans for Trump MountCleaners Dec 2016 #11

I use Facebook to post personal stuff to friends ... HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #12

fuck fb Skittles Dec 2016 #13

Just because they're selling every bit of personal info ... HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #14

Who would bid on such info? kentuck Dec 2016 #15

Targeted advertising: insurance companies, credit HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #16

my opinion of someone increases greatly Skittles Dec 2016 #18

I use fb to stay in touch with friends, professional contacts (sometimes the same), pangaia Dec 2016 #19

Facebook is evil. gulliver Dec 2016 #20

I hid whatever page they were coming from. ileus Dec 2016 #21

I unfriended MANY. I did some calling out of conservatives advocating big govt., Xtians advocating Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #22

Calling them out is tantamount to spitting upwind Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #23

I updated my account to keep up with the Women's March. femmocrat Dec 2016 #24

Yes, I found other liberals on treestar Dec 2016 #30

I unfriended my husband's cousin (California Attorney) HockeyMom Dec 2016 #25

I am an icon on facebook zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #26

You're an icon? cwydro Dec 2016 #28

okay zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #31

Bear Bryant lives! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #35

thanks zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #36

i guess I'm lucky. cwydro Dec 2016 #27

I unfriended people treestar Dec 2016 #29

I don't do politics on facebook. LeftInTX Dec 2016 #32

I called them out with proof. sarah FAILIN Dec 2016 #33

My enjoyment of Facebook has gone up a good bit since Different Drummer Dec 2016 #37