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0 pointsJAlexoid2y ago0 comments

But they don't. These behavioral profiles are literally the core product of Facebook.

If you think that Facebook is willing to part with the sole thing that makes them competitive... is crazy.

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On the other hand, the business of data brokers is effectively selling such profiles. It would be crazy, if the wouldn't…

(Mind that this isn't about Meta in particular, it's just that Meta has been found in violation of general regulations, which are now enforced.)

JAlexoidOP2y ago

If governments force Google and Facebook out of advertising, then they will start selling this information...

I would rather Google and Facebook have an financial interest in keeping that data to themselves, than having a financial incentive to sell it outright.

masswerk2y ago

So, because they are likely to commit a much more severe crime, we must let them violating these regulations? Isn't this already a high-risk lock-in?

Also, behavioural tracking is by no means the only road to advertising. We have managed to do this for centuries with much less intrusion and risk.

JAlexoidOP2y ago

Why do you presume that these regulations are inherently good? I completely disagree on that premise and will not accept that statement as a forgone conclusion.

They used to not build profiles... and we had the most awful ads served... and performing search resulted in pages upon pages of results we're not interested in.

Why do we have to nuke everything and sow the ground with salt, just because some paranoid individuals want everyone to suffer their delusions? Especially, when the governments have more and more power to spy on us?

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masswerk2y ago

On the other hand, the business of data brokers is effectively selling such profiles. It would be crazy, if the wouldn't…

(Mind that this isn't about Meta in particular, it's just that Meta has been found in violation of general regulations, which are now enforced.)

JAlexoidOP2y ago

If governments force Google and Facebook out of advertising, then they will start selling this information...

I would rather Google and Facebook have an financial interest in keeping that data to themselves, than having a financial incentive to sell it outright.

masswerk2y ago

So, because they are likely to commit a much more severe crime, we must let them violating these regulations? Isn't this already a high-risk lock-in?

Also, behavioural tracking is by no means the only road to advertising. We have managed to do this for centuries with much less intrusion and risk.

JAlexoidOP2y ago

Why do you presume that these regulations are inherently good? I completely disagree on that premise and will not accept that statement as a forgone conclusion.

They used to not build profiles... and we had the most awful ads served... and performing search resulted in pages upon pages of results we're not interested in.

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