Re:Facebook sued for ‘losing control’ of users’ data
by marcosdumay on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @12:30PM
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And you can collect each piece of information as soon as the user decides to use some app that needs it to function. Just not before.
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Re:Facebook sued for ‘losing control’ of users’ data
by prostoalex on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @01:24PM
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A polling app building a “psychological compatibility profile” can arbitrarily add new data points, and “streamline” the onboarding process by collecting all of the necessary data with one click (with fully disclosed list of collected data points).
Which is what CA has built.
Not just them - any survey app claiming to help you find out “which Game of Thrones characters you and your friends are” can arbitrarily claim those data points as necessary.
Re:Facebook sued for ‘losing control’ of users’ data
by marcosdumay on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @08:59AM
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Did people directly add permissions to CA on their accounts? I got the impression they were mislead and wanted to add some different applications with different features.
An app to help you find out "which Game of Thrones characters you and your friends are" can arbitrarily claim those data points, and then use them to discover which Game or Thrones character you and your friends are. On that case, even storing the data looks like a violation, even more sharing it with anyone.