▲ 2735 ▼ These are the privacy permissions that you grant for Meta's new twitter competitor (yiffit.net) submitted 3 years ago by Wander@yiffit.net to c/technology@lemmy.world 502 comments fedilink hide all child comments Yikes.
[+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 35 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NoughtE@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Let's not forget that they were fined $5 billion for deliberately misleading users about how their personal data was used in regard to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that effectively swayed over 200 elections all over the world, including both Brexit and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Seriously, everyone seems to have forgotten about that shit and it's fucking insane. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Precisely why I don't use Facebook anymore. Fuck 'em. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Altreus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) I never heard about this. What happened here? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NoughtE@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Cambridge Analytica was a company that used machine learning algos on Facebook user data to target hyper-specific political propaganda to many small segments of voters, rather than few large segments. They spent years testing and refining their process in the developing world in preparation for deployment in the West. Steve Bannon was the VP. As soon as they pulled off Brexit, he left to head up Trump’s campaign using the same techniques. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago To add to what others are saying, I'd recommend taking a look at the documentary The Great Hack. permalink fedilink source parent [–] saruwatarikooji@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I can see you put in /s but for anyone who really doesn't know Meta(previously Facebook) was basically constantly in court for various data violations. Anything you give them, they will be selling it and rarely will it be within their own guidelines let alone the law. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoughtE@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Let's not forget that they were fined $5 billion for deliberately misleading users about how their personal data was used in regard to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that effectively swayed over 200 elections all over the world, including both Brexit and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Seriously, everyone seems to have forgotten about that shit and it's fucking insane. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Precisely why I don't use Facebook anymore. Fuck 'em. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Altreus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) I never heard about this. What happened here? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NoughtE@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Cambridge Analytica was a company that used machine learning algos on Facebook user data to target hyper-specific political propaganda to many small segments of voters, rather than few large segments. They spent years testing and refining their process in the developing world in preparation for deployment in the West. Steve Bannon was the VP. As soon as they pulled off Brexit, he left to head up Trump’s campaign using the same techniques. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago To add to what others are saying, I'd recommend taking a look at the documentary The Great Hack. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Precisely why I don't use Facebook anymore. Fuck 'em. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Altreus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) I never heard about this. What happened here? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NoughtE@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Cambridge Analytica was a company that used machine learning algos on Facebook user data to target hyper-specific political propaganda to many small segments of voters, rather than few large segments. They spent years testing and refining their process in the developing world in preparation for deployment in the West. Steve Bannon was the VP. As soon as they pulled off Brexit, he left to head up Trump’s campaign using the same techniques. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago To add to what others are saying, I'd recommend taking a look at the documentary The Great Hack. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoughtE@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Cambridge Analytica was a company that used machine learning algos on Facebook user data to target hyper-specific political propaganda to many small segments of voters, rather than few large segments. They spent years testing and refining their process in the developing world in preparation for deployment in the West. Steve Bannon was the VP. As soon as they pulled off Brexit, he left to head up Trump’s campaign using the same techniques. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago To add to what others are saying, I'd recommend taking a look at the documentary The Great Hack. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saruwatarikooji@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I can see you put in /s but for anyone who really doesn't know Meta(previously Facebook) was basically constantly in court for various data violations. Anything you give them, they will be selling it and rarely will it be within their own guidelines let alone the law. permalink fedilink source parent
