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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by ksenzee on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @12:31PM (#34248622)
Wow. There's no way that should be legal. I hope somebody sues so a judge can rule on it.
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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by Nextgrid on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @01:27PM (#34249426)
Problem is that bringing on a lawsuit (especially against a large company) is difficult, so maybe laws such as the GDPR that forbid everyone from misusing personal data are better, instead of forcing citizens to spend time & money getting their own justice.
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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by ksenzee on Thursday January 05, 2023 @05:30PM (#34267820)
Well, yes, but we work with what we've got, and right now it's a lot easier and even cheaper to file a lawsuit than to get Congress to act.
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