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Re:Facebook had ample warning about privacy problems with “c... by hobs on Monday April 12, 2021 @02:18PM (#26783034)
I didn't call you a liar, but when you start with "there's no shadow profile" and you end with "information your friends have about you is totally legal to store" you've said things out of both sides of your mouth, apparently without any feelings of espousing a contradiction.
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Re:Facebook had ample warning about privacy problems with “c... by bertil on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @02:42PM (#26811250)
Ok, let’s clarify then: what do those shadow profile contain? Let’s assume that you have a friend who has an active profile, uploaded a list of contacts through one of the importer (email or phone numbers). They have a FBID, posting activity, etc.

What do you think is stored about you on their profile, what do you think is stored on your "shadow profile"?

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