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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.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday February 09 2019, @03:53PM (1 child)
Cool. Let's give a thought or two to that much-maligned right to bear arms. It was the INTENT to make the populace dangerous, and to keep them dangerous. Despite all the group-think propaganda against weapons, the amendment had absolutely nothing to do with hunting, sporting, or whatever. It was all about making politicians vulnerable to the wrath of the citizens.
Let the politicos, the police, and the intelligence community believe that we are all dangerous. Let them fear us. That is the best state possible for government.
(Score: 2) by legont on Saturday February 09 2019, @04:28PM
Yes, second that! I have to rethink my strategy.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.