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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by jessewmc on Saturday August 12, 2017 @12:07PM (#14998422)
Would you not consider shadow profiles a form of imprisonment? Perhaps not quite as strong as voluntarily giving heaps of information, but still a rich source of data on people who do not use Facebook.
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by jsemrau on Saturday August 12, 2017 @02:19PM (#14999132)
About a month ago I started to receive Facebook notifications from people that I know. I am not on Facebook.
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by NDT on Saturday August 12, 2017 @04:58PM (#14999922)
How did you receive these notifications? Couldn't it be friends emailing/inviting you to join?
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by jsemrau on Saturday August 12, 2017 @07:23PM (#15000609)
Nope it's XYZ added a picture or read XYZ's new comment
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by jdormit on Saturday August 12, 2017 @04:23PM (#14999774)
If you are not on Facebook, how do you get the notifications?
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by jsemrau on Saturday August 12, 2017 @07:23PM (#15000610)
By email
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by slackoverflower on Sunday August 13, 2017 @11:56AM (#15003389)
How did they get your email and your name?
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by Kaius on Monday August 14, 2017 @10:39AM (#15008871)
Most likely from his friends contact lists, which Facebook imported when they installed the app on their phone.
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