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A comment on Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebook Privacy Practices. Parent comment

Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo... by dredmorbius on Monday March 26, 2018 @08:22PM (#16684026)
Location data, both user and friends, are part of Extended Profile Properties:

https://stratechery.com/2018/the-facebook-brand/

https://stratechery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Sh...

https://web.archive.org/web/20130911191323/https://developer...

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Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo... by downandout on Monday March 26, 2018 @09:04PM (#16684248)
Right, but those are directly authorized. That's not the same as going to Facebook and buying location data, nor does it apply to friends' locations.
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