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I don't see how this is being on the wrong side of an ethical issue. Perhaps it is (somehow, after years of this being in the news) shocking that that data is c

by nxc18 10y ago

I don't see how this is being on the wrong side of an ethical issue. Perhaps it is (somehow, after years of this being in the news) shocking that that data is collected about your life, but Facebook isn't doing the collection. Anyone can buy that data and many organizations do. Facebook hasn't actually done anything here that is harmful, not with the non-shocking data collection from third parties and not with the data you willingly give them by using their service. Even the fake news situation, which is another supposed reason why Facebook is evil, is purely a result of the hubbub over having human editors. When the human news editors were around, the news links were interesting, of decent quality and unbiased. Facebook really hasn't been on the wrong side of any moral or ethical debate, just the wrong side of public opinion (or at least the opinions of writers who need clicks/pageviews).

karllager 10y ago
> not with the data you willingly give them by using their service. Imagine I am a producer of sugared water. Do I want you to delve into health issue associated with that? Not necessarily. As a owner of a site that lives from user interaction, do I want my users to go out without their phone and have fun without me? Well, do it, but only if you really must. There is a conflict of interest here, but that's too disturbing to communicate. Period. Most people don't have the time and money to check facts anyway, so let's just claim facebook is the internet (for example) - because, you know, without all this livestock, our investors get unhappy. Business as usual, I would say.
hueving 10y ago
>Facebook isn't doing the collection Who is it then that allows facebook like buttons and social widgets to be integrated into other sites?
- nxc18 10y ago
  Facebook does that data collection, but not the data that the article discusses - no social widget is responsible for figuring out your income or what you do at physical retailers.
  - ghughes 10y ago
    > no social widget is responsible for figuring out your income That is actually an intended purpose of many social widgets.

by nxc18 10y ago

karllager 10y ago

> not with the data you willingly give them by using their service. Imagine I am a producer of sugared water. Do I want you to delve into health issue associated with that? Not necessarily. As a owner of a site that lives from user interaction, do I want my users to go out without their phone and have fun without me? Well, do it, but only if you really must. There is a conflict of interest here, but that's too disturbing to communicate. Period. Most people don't have the time and money to check facts anyway, so let's just claim facebook is the internet (for example) - because, you know, without all this livestock, our investors get unhappy. Business as usual, I would say.

hueving 10y ago

>Facebook isn't doing the collection Who is it then that allows facebook like buttons and social widgets to be integrated into other sites?

nxc18 10y ago
Facebook does that data collection, but not the data that the article discusses - no social widget is responsible for figuring out your income or what you do at physical retailers.
- ghughes 10y ago
  > no social widget is responsible for figuring out your income That is actually an intended purpose of many social widgets.