Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy

Re:Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy by cute_boi on Sunday November 22, 2020 @09:41AM (#25177781)

So you don't want independent researcher to verify if you are targeting ads when you have proved from time to time Facebook is not trustworthy with our data?

And the link you shared doesn't have any information how ads are targeted. Stop using Privacy as a PR stunt. I trust those researcher with my data than facebook.

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Re:Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy by djohnston on Sunday November 22, 2020 @10:57AM (#25178452)

I mean the last time this happened it was Cambridge Analytica, so maybe you shouldnt trust either?

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Re:Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy by mattnewton on Sunday November 22, 2020 @12:41PM (#25179292)

Maybe, but I guess the key question is whether facebook has standing and a duty to make that decision on behalf of their users' privacy, or if it should be left up to the user. Whether or not we trust facebook is relevant to that argument. If we don't buy that this is necessary for facebook to intervene and defend user privacy, the only conclusion I can come with is that they are making this decision because of a threat to their business. And I can't see much of a difference between "we should let the users share their information with Facebook for a better experience on the platform" with "we should let users share their information with NYU to power publically available research in ad targeting"

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