Is Facebook eavesdropping on phone conversations?

Re:Is Facebook eavesdropping on phone conversations? by eunoia on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @11:53AM (#11770659)

Healthy skepticism aside,

> They couldn't have known you thought she was attractive

Are you so sure? To me (no ML experience) that seems a somewhat solvable problem if you have a competency in ML and Facebook's data.

Just imagine if Tinder shared data back...

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Re:Is Facebook eavesdropping on phone conversations? by astazangasta on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @02:06PM (#11771796)

So, since people largely agree on who is attractive, does this mean FB would be recommended this poor lady to all the schlubby loners who wander through her checkout line? "The digital pimp, hard at work."

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Re:Is Facebook eavesdropping on phone conversations? by clavalle on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @02:28PM (#11771969)

Probably only the ones that meet her rough demographic profile.

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Re:Is Facebook eavesdropping on phone conversations? by zyxley on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @03:53PM (#11772582)

There's something scary yet fascinating in the idea of a proactive automated matchmaker.

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Re:Is Facebook eavesdropping on phone conversations? by clavalle on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @04:49PM (#11772958)

As long as there is nothing forcing people into it, I think it could be great.

We don't know what we don't know to paraphrase that famous romantic Donald Rumsfeld. Who knows if the person behind you on the rollercoaster or grabbing a taco might be the yin to your yang.

I just wish Waze could tell me who my ideal carpool partners might be.

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