Facebook is watching you...download your data file.

[cadaveca]

Cadaveca, I forbid you to use your insider staff skype knowledge to feed these goblins.

LOL. Your secret is safe with me. I do value your privacy, just not my own.

 

[craigo]

https://www.eff.org/

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

Cadaveca, I forbid you to use your insider staff skype knowledge to feed these goblins.

Hrm...I must be no the right path

 

[Totally]

A VPN would be encrypted so all the data "retained" would be that he used a VPN.

In most cases that is all they want/need. They don't even need to decrypt, I believe they still can see the servers connected to via VPN using that knowledge along with other info from other sources to paint a very clear picture about ones online activities.

 

[R-T-B]

In most cases that is all they want/need. They don't even need to decrypt, I believe they still can see the servers connected to via VPN using that knowledge along with other info from other sources to paint a very clear picture about ones online activities.

As I said earlier, a government level actor sure. Facebook and co might have a harder time though (mainly because you are likely sharing an IP address with a ton of people).

 

[Hockster]

Facebook is gathering more than people think. Entire call histories and logs.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/facebook-call-data-android-phones/

 

[StrayKAT]

Facebook is gathering more than people think. Entire call histories and logs.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/facebook-call-data-android-phones/

It makes me laugh at even the subtle crap they might be selling. Like your sexual preferences or a psychological profile (MBTI) in one of those stupid quizzes people send out. Couple that with your surfing history or purchases, and they have quite a bit to manipulate.

 

[INSTG8R]

Cambridge Analylitica, that’s when this all goes too far....

 

[StrayKAT]

Cambridge Analylitica, that’s when this all goes too far....

They weren't the first ones doing this. There was a woman who worked for another firm during Obama's campaign that did the same thing. She came out and said Facebook was even happy about it.

All of this is so controversial now because of politics. But releasing this news about the recent election backfired on Facebook. People are just mad at Facebook now.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/975565844632821760

 

[SaltyFish]

This has been going on for a while now. People are just talking about it now because it has reached the masses and had a major visible impact.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/23/cookies-and-web-tracking-intro

It's not just Facebook or Google; it's Doubleclick and Scorecard Research and a bunch of companies you've probably never heard of. Load up a bunch of websites and see how many of those web trackers you find on those pages. Kudos to @W1zzard for making TPU one of the few sites free of this stuff.

EDIT: That link to the Guardian has a bunch of trackers on it. Talk about irony...

 

[Vayra86]

It's pretty self centered to think that you're worth watching

Its pretty naive to think you're not being watched.

I'll refer you to this, in terms of 'worth' watching - and that is just simple login details, no 'linked' or behavioral data of any kind, but it shows how your personal info represents value:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...ust-5-20-on-the-dark-web.242633/#post-3817898

The point is, there is no need for a person to be watching you, its just an automated service doing that, linking up the data sets is something people do, which are then sold to the highest bidder. So yes, you're being watched, and your moves translate to profit for someone in some other place.

Personally I'm past anxiously hiding or changing my behaviour online, simply because I know its a pointless exercise that only takes up my time and effort with no tangible benefit. The only reason I block stuff is because it annoys me / distracts me from what I want to do. At the same time, I had Facebook but stopped using it three years ago and never came back, no regrets whatsoever. However it doesn't even matter whether you use Facebook or not; even without a profile your info is going to be linked in some way to some member.

I wonder what's worse. This... or that Wikileaks have now been smeared as "Russian colluders". lol

Maybe Facebook is what this world deserves. And more than that.

In all fairness, Facebook might be the wake-up call we so desperately need for governments to start being serious about data. If there is a way out of this, it has to come from law and strict regulation - and not the feeble attempts we see today, but instead actually killing the business model with fire. Remove profit from the equation and there is no way it will spiral out of control like it did.

 

[StrayKAT]

I wonder what's worse. This... or that Wikileaks have now been smeared as "Russian colluders". lol

Maybe Facebook is what this world deserves. And more than that.

 

[W1zzard]

for making TPU one of the few sites free of this stuff.

thanks! trying as hard as possible

 

[arbiter]

They weren't the first ones doing this. There was a woman who worked for another firm during Obama's campaign that did the same thing. She came out and said Facebook was even happy about it.

All of this is so controversial now because of politics. But releasing this news about the recent election backfired on Facebook. People are just mad at Facebook now.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/975565844632821760

FB did everything possible with help of media outlets to pin this off as first time this has ever happened story. With the obama campaign women coming out and admitting they did it and even most recent revelation that APPLE told them about this in 2010 shows FB is soley one to put blame on.

 

[RejZoR]

Just broke away from GMail. Hooray!

 

[remixedcat]

they won't even let me download my data file. I submit the request and never get the follow up email. fuckerberg.webm

 

[RejZoR]

I wonder what's worse. This... or that Wikileaks have now been smeared as "Russian colluders". lol

Maybe Facebook is what this world deserves. And more than that.

"Everyone I don't like is a Nazi"
"Everyone I don't like is right-wing"
"Everyone I don't like is a nationalist"
"Everyone I don't like is Russian"

See the pattern?

 

[theFOoL]

Do I care? No but sure lots of people do. Nothing I have on Facebook is important to me. As long as you keep real life stuff away from Facebook your good

 

[GoldenX]

Heh, Murica.

 

[dorsetknob]

I read a new method of collecting information, this is the identification of photos.

F***book has been culling that info for a long time People Tag the Photo's with names Even if your not on F***Book they can gather info on you via those Tags
Oh and hey No Account then you cannot get them Removed>>>>> Catch 22 they got You ( profiled without an account )

 

[StrayKAT]

Do I care? No but sure lots of people do. Nothing I have on Facebook is important to me. As long as you keep real life stuff away from Facebook your good

Therein lies the problem. It's mostly connecting real life relationships.. and they'll always by habit simply talk about things relatable to each other.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Funny how people notice just now, I never used this type of social media from the beginning - they all do it and will continue to do so.
Here's the terms and conditions simplified for some websites.
https://tosdr.org/
Facebook in particular below, Facebook have every right to sell your nude images off If they wish - You gave them permission to do so. This is it all simplified in the hundreds of pages worth of terms and conditions you never read.

• - This service tracks you on other websites Discussion
  This service uses cookies to track you even if you are not interacting with them directly. Amazon for instance, use cookies to track your device and serve targeted advertisements on other websites (Amazon associates, websites using Amazon Checkout). They “obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses Amazon.com or advertisements and other content served by or on behalf of Amazon.com on other Web sites”.
• + You own your data Discussion
  You allow Facebook to use your data, but they explicitly state that you maintain the ownership yourself.
• - Facebook automatically shares your data with many other services Discussion
  Facebook automatically shares your information with Bing, Pandora, TripAdvisor, Yelp, Rotten Tomatoes, Clicker, Scribd, and Docs, unless you manually opt-out.
• - Facebook uses your data for many purposes Discussion
  Including: data analysis, testing, service improvement, control of the effectiveness of the personal ads, and location features and services.
• × deleted content is not really deleted Discussion
  The terms state: "In addition, content you delete may continue to appear if you have shared it with others and they have not deleted it."
• + You can give comments before changes Discussion
  Facebook gives you an opportunity to comment on changes. (In 2012, Facebook changed their terms of service. Before that, you could also vote against the changes (even though the results were not binding unless 30% of the active users voted). Now, there is no vote any more.)
• - No pseudonym allowed Discussion
  You must use your legal name publicly on the service. Using a pseudonym or a pen name is not allowed. This can have negative consequences on the freedom of expression, especially for people who exercise certain professions, or who live in certain countries.
• ⋅ Facebook uses cookies Discussion
  Facebook uses, pixels and local storage in order to gather information about you, your device, your browser cache, your use of Facebook. Facebook also uses cookies for adversing purposes.

 

[Solaris17]

Downloading your data file does nothing about this. Just an FYI.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Downloading your data file does nothing about this. Just an FYI.

Correct, They're just slapping the fools. After all Facebook has sold years worth of information, Users agreed to this and facebook have the right to do so.

 

[StrayKAT]

Correct, They're just slapping the fools. After all Facebook has sold years worth of information, Users agreed to this and facebook have the right to do so.

I wouldn't call them fools.. people are just tempted by connecting with old friends and family. And facebook has this innocuous image about it.. very drab and not in your face.. like an old telephone company (that, of course, just means it's all the more insidious).