Of course they'll deny doing it, but I know they do.
How do you know they do this? Please provide some corroboration/proof. I would like to read where you learned this. Or is it FUD? We have enough shit to deal with without more fake news and rumors. Chasing ghosts merely distracts from the real issues.
quote:Mark Zuckerberg, under stern questioning by U.S. lawmakers, said Facebook Inc. collects information on consumers who aren’t registered as users, acknowledging something that’s been reported but not publicly spelled out by the company.
If true, this would give you the right to sue Facebook to remove it, as well as to sue them for damages.
As I said above -- You are being screwed by your "FRIENDS" who "share" their contacts with Facebook.
Facebook builds "shadow profiles" of people who aren’t users by accessing data from inboxes and smartphone contacts of those who are active users, Gizmodo and other publications have reported.
Not much can be done if you are dumb enough to write or reply to a facebookmail email address, or have "friends" with no regard for your safety.
Agreed. However one cannot always control what others hand over without your approval.
I do know a few people. who I once did a little business with, and they've given my email address to LinkedIn. LinkedIn sends me spam from time to time wanting me to join/share more info. It goes directly in the bit-bucket.
Yeah, I also run my own private e-mail server, set up as strictly white-list access-- not on my list? >>/dev/null. I also do my own DNS, and run a tight in and out firewall. LinkedIn, one of many, is banned at the firewall. I actually get NO spam, and see no ads online.
All this because I have a load of STUPID "FRIENDS". But hey! Most people are stupid, that's just a fact.
I can't remember the source, but FB keeps profiles of their users. They build profiles of people who are mentioned by costumers so it doesn't have to be just family and friends, it can be anybody who mentions you in their post. I don't know whether they verify anything or not. It's bad enough if what they say is true, but gossip and lies can mess you up. It bothers me that I can't verify and correct any bs about me. I had cops from 3 different jurisdictions point guns at me and took me to jail because somebody's felonies got tacked on to my record, so I'm a little fussy about what data people are collecting on me. If the truth makes me look bad that's on me but somebody swatting me based on bullshit understandably makes me quite angry. DARPA wouldn't have handed Zuck the stuff to make FB for free. I know the gov't got some kind of payback because that's how they do things. They all sell our data to each other and anybody else (including the gov't) for the right price. Add PRISM, Five Eyes, etc to that and I know somewhere there's the One Database to rule them all, and us all. They have no scruples and if they can do it, they will do it. It's safer to assume they do.
They have no scruples and if they can do it, they will do it. It's safer to assume they do.
Neither businesses such as FB or Google nor government (i.e. 3-letter) agencies are going to admit publicly exactly what they collect and what they do with it.
That said, IMO, enough has come out over the years to make a strong case that they all collect as much as possible. In the case of businesses it is safe to assume they use it to increase profits. Government agencies have a different motivation. The public is told it's to prevent terrorism and save the chidren(tm).
The bottom line is that we live in an era of (mostly voluntary) surveillance. Many are quite happy to hand over data, that they wouldn't to a neighbor, to entities on the internet. And those they don't can get caught up in the hoovering.
I can't remember the source, but FB keeps profiles of their users. They build profiles of people who are mentioned by costumers so it doesn't have to be just family and friends, it can be anybody who mentions you in their post.
Profiling their users is understandable, it's what they actually claim they do, and their users have consented to be profiled and tracked, so no foul there. Building a profile on non-users is another matter. How they can even do this I don't know.
If I am not a user of FB (and by extension ALL "free" online scams like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Twitter.... etc), and someone mentions me, how can FB even know I am real, let alone build a profile on me? Even if I screw up, and send an e-mail to a facebookmail account, how would an e-mail address be enough to build an actual profile on me? They would have to do a lot of heavy duty probing to even get my real name.
What you are implying is that FB has a profile on you, it not only identifies you, but makes that data available to others (Gossip and lies as well as L.E. in your case). Have you actually seen this "profile"? That false profile containing gossip and lies about you from a false FB profile? How do you know it exists if you are not a FB user?
I've never had a social media account. Just my account here, Comcast, and the power company have my email address. Everybody else can use my cheapass flip phone to contact me. I don't know how to verify whether or not there are "ghost profiles" or not, but it's safer to assume they do and take the appropriate defensive measures. With all the leaks, breaches, and hacks most of our data is already "out there". I assume that the 3 letter crew has a db with a profile of everyone in it. I'm not saying every business has my profile, I'm saying, given all the data out there, that it's possible with AI to collate all that data and build a profile of us to use for ads (business) or making sure we're "good citizens" (gov't). Also, LE has already starting to predictive software to anticipate crimes. My experience with LE makes me apprehensive of all these developments. My father was in LE so I know that cops are like everyone else, most are good but some are bad. The problem is our lives are more and more being controlled or manipulated by people we didn't elect using closed source software and systems that haven't been vetted by trustworthy entities. I don't believe I'm being paranoid, just cautious.
If true, this would give you the right to sue Facebook to remove it, as well as to sue them for damages.
Sadly, this is not true. There are no personal data protection laws in the U.S., nor on the state level. The EU has data protection, which the likes of Facebook and Google are desperate to prevent in the U.S. Moreover, the TOS for these sites will always require you to waive your rights.
If true, this would give you the right to sue Facebook to remove it, as well as to sue them for damages.
Sadly, this is not true. There are no personal data protection laws in the U.S., nor on the state level.
Why do we need specific "data protection" laws? We can sue for injury. Party A injures party B due to party A's negligence, party B wins. No? Works in other, less consequential --like financial ruin-- cases, like slander.
True. Hitting them in the wallet hurts them the most and gets the most reults, although I would support a bill for an internet bill of rights if it was worded right.
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