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A comment on Socioeconomic group classification based on user features [pdf].

Re:Socioeconomic group classification based on user features... by eddieschod on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @08:29AM (#16866791)
Is this ethical?
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Re:Socioeconomic group classification based on user features... by mad_tortoise on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @10:19AM (#16867569)
Facebook and being ethical generally are mutually exclusive.
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Re:Socioeconomic group classification based on user features... by swebs on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @10:18AM (#16867560)
Well it's marketing, so no.
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Re:Socioeconomic group classification based on user features... by dumbfounder on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @10:37AM (#16867718)
An ethical spin can be made on it, as Zuck did in his testimony. He is making advertising more efficient for small businesses, which helps those businesses grow. That is a good goal, and I believe this to be true. We just need to decide if the juice is worth the squeeze.
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