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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by heavyset_go on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:57PM (#29818144)
> The email included a reply option labeled "don't contact me again," which I chose and then replied. But a few months later I got the same invitation.

All that clicking that link told Facebook is that you're a real person who reads their emails. It's like when you pick up the phone for a telemarketer, now they know they can continue bothering you because you're a real person and you answer your phone.

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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by alextheparrot on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @09:09PM (#29818243)
Wonder if that’s a fake account creation edge using that, if that signal is interpreted that clearly. Setup a bunch of fake emails, upload your “contacts” to some compromised accounts, have them click on links in the emails to enroll in FB.
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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by yourapostasy on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:05AM (#29821596)
> It's like when you pick up the phone for a telemarketer, now they know they can continue bothering you because you're a real person and you answer your phone.

The few times a telemarketer reaches through to me on one of my phones, I've put them off by asking in a niche foreign language in that nation whether they speak that language. Most of the time, they immediately hang up and I never hear from them again. Sometimes, they repeat their script, then hang up. I've never had someone respond in that language (that would be a blast to address).

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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by southerntofu on Thursday January 06, 2022 @08:11AM (#29823106)
Another strategy that works well-enough is to ask for their company's legal information and a statement on how they obtained your personal information. I have yet to find a telemarketer who wouldn't hang up on me pulling that trick.
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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:23AM (#29819781)
"Email verification."

Tech companies prey on people's sense of good faith.

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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by idatum on Thursday January 06, 2022 @03:41PM (#29829784)
Or worse, phone # for "security".
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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @08:25PM (#29833443)
It will not stop there.

Expect to be asked to provide more "factors" in the future.

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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by rendaw on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:59AM (#29820002)
That's a technique for avoiding criminals outside the reach of US law...
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