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posted by mrpg on Friday February 08 2019, @04:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the superfriend dept.

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Facebook Says It Needs to Collect All Your Data to Protect Against Terrorism and Child Abuse

[...] From Facebook's statement this morning (emphasis ours):

Facebook has always been about connecting you with people and information you're interested in. We tailor each person's Facebook experience so it's unique to you, and we use a variety of information to do this – including the information you include on your profile, news stories you like or share and what other services share with us about your use of their websites and apps. Using information across our services also helps us protect people's safety and security, including, for example, identifying abusive behavior and disabling accounts tied to terrorism, child exploitation and election interference across both Facebook and Instagram.

By the end of Facebook's statement the company leans heavily into the claim that everybody else is doing it, so why can't they—which may be the most terrifying point.

"Every day, people interact with companies that connect and use data in similar ways. And all of this should be–and is–a legitimate area of focus for regulators and policymakers around the world. Yet the Bundeskartellamt is trying to implement an unconventional standard for a single company," Facebook said.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by nobu_the_bard on Friday February 08 2019, @08:23PM (4 children)

    by nobu_the_bard (6373) on Friday February 08 2019, @08:23PM (#798530)

    This is a common form of a recent spam campaign.

    Currently my favorite had a part something like this:

    One of your coworkers is my confederate and has a bomb I have made. He or she is not afraid to die. If you do not pay me in 48 hours, they will explode the bomb, and you and all of your work people and family will die. I am not terrorist so this is all legal.

    If you call the police, they will not be able to help you, because it is legal. I asked a lawyer and I made sure it is legal. Actually the police will arrest you for possession of this email and my confederate will kill your coworkers and family with the bomb anyway. Don't talk to the police. Don't try to find my confederate. They cannot help you.

    I passed this one around the office it was so funny. I mean what, did they think everyone was going to go home and come back the next day so we could get exploded? How are they going to kill my family if the bomb's at work? Why would anyone think only terrorists threatening to kill people with bombs is illegal?

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by NotSanguine on Friday February 08 2019, @08:35PM (1 child)

    by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Friday February 08 2019, @08:35PM (#798533) Homepage Journal

    This is a common form of a recent spam campaign.

    One is aware, nand' Nobu.

    One of your coworkers is my confederate and has a bomb I have made. He or she is not afraid to die. If you do not pay me in 48 hours, they will explode the bomb, and you and all of your work people and family will die. I am not terrorist so this is all legal.

            If you call the police, they will not be able to help you, because it is legal. I asked a lawyer and I made sure it is legal. Actually the police will arrest you for possession of this email and my confederate will kill your coworkers and family with the bomb anyway. Don't talk to the police. Don't try to find my confederate. They cannot help you.

    That is amusing. Mostly because the spammer assumes that folks really are *that* dumb. Then again, I'm guessing that there are some folks who are that dumb, as the spammers wouldn't use it unless they got some return.

    Which means that there may well be someone at your office right now, looking at you and wondering if it's you who has the bomb. Good luck!

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    No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
    • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 08 2019, @09:04PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 08 2019, @09:04PM (#798543)

      Well, I imagine if once your collection of spam-generators gets large enough, you start getting bored. So you troll some squares, get a few schools closed, and make all the nerds laugh. You might even get paid for it. Sounds like a good enough reason to me!

  • (Score: 4, Touché) by takyon on Friday February 08 2019, @09:06PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Friday February 08 2019, @09:06PM (#798545) Journal

    Don't sweat the small details. I have been assured that it's all legal. 💣💥👍

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 10 2019, @01:48PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 10 2019, @01:48PM (#799099)

      Was a dock size comment really required?
      I mean, from the looks of that 5 th picture he needs all the help he can get. No need to be cruel.