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Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Tra... by mjevans on Monday April 02, 2018 @06:23PM (#16739985)
I don't and have never opened a Facebook account... but I've very little doubt that Facebook knows me as a 'shadow profile' reported by the friends and family that have tagged me without my permission in many photos.

THAT should be something that an individual can sue Facebook over.

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Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Tra... by aylmao on Monday April 02, 2018 @09:09PM (#16741038)
That's besides the point of the original comment though. I'd assume even if they know stuff about you they can't make money off of you since you're not watching ads.
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Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Tra... by tonyarkles on Monday April 02, 2018 @11:35PM (#16741702)
Demographics information can still be monetized. It's not as valuable as being able to show you targeted ads, but it's not worthless either.
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Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Tra... by aylmao on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @11:57AM (#16745930)
Ah, true I guess. Good point.
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Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Tra... by IAmGraydon on Monday April 02, 2018 @06:38PM (#16740109)
As far as I know, you can’t tag a non-member.
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Re:Stock Markets Tumble Amid Worries Over Tech Firms and Tra... by L_226 on Monday April 02, 2018 @08:40PM (#16740875)
Yes you can, up to end of 2017 when I deleted my account. You just fill in a name in the tag field and it displays the tag as text, instead of a link to a profile.
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