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Re:Facebook will reveal who uploaded your contact info for a... by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @11:35PM (#19103030)
But if we've come to the point where surveillance and social media have merged to the point that no one can post notes to their family and friends without leaving a trail of state-level surveillance data that is kept forever, well then we've all already lost.

I can assure you, the advertising industry knows vastly more about US persons than any state-level surveillance does.

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Re:Facebook will reveal who uploaded your contact info for a... by mrexroad on Thursday February 07, 2019 @04:10AM (#19103999)
Why do you think they’re allowed to exist, and haven’t been legislated out of existence? Public-private partnerships provide a great model for state-level actors to effectively do what they aren’t “allowed” to do...
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Re:Facebook will reveal who uploaded your contact info for a... by AndrewKemendo on Thursday February 07, 2019 @12:01PM (#19106495)
That's an unfounded consipiracy.

The reality is very simple, these companies dominate the advertising industry (which is huge) so they make a lot of money. That's all it comes down to.

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