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Re:Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp User... by denzil_correa on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @07:44AM (#12588803)
> I have a feeling, it will be the next big financial insider trading scandal. It will involve people we talk about here-- Google/Bing/FB insiders(the ones who can see individual IP's, and their data.), took all that information, and traded stock upon it.

I have a similar prediction. There will come a time when companies with the USP of user data would be struggling to keep themselves afloat. What happens to user data, then? Will the organizations sell user data to keep them afloat?

Re:Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp User... by jsemrau on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @08:18AM (#12589000)
Well, foursquare is already using foot traffic to predict retail sales right now.

https://medium.com/foursquare-direct/foursquare-predicts-chi...

Re:Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp User... by rmc on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @08:08AM (#12588936)
Thankfully companies under EU law won't be able to do that.