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I don't understand why Facebook always gets 100% of the blame in cases like these. Don't get me wrong, I get the concern, but what happened to the old adage of

by Mahn 10y ago

I don't understand why Facebook always gets 100% of the blame in cases like these. Don't get me wrong, I get the concern, but what happened to the old adage of "if you don't want something on the internet, don't put it there"? Are people never responsible for what they voluntarily share on Facebook? Whenever we put the blame on Facebook for the data they collect, aren't we just saying people can't be trusted to protect their own privacy on the internet? And if yes, shouldn't we change the conversation to how to educate people better on the dangers of the internet, rather bashing Facebook?

camiller 10y ago
True, There was this from a few years ago: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-targe... As far as facebook, I don't use their apps and when accessing through a browser don't let the browser share my location. I may have to consider accessing FB through an anonymous vpn service at some point...
speeder 10y ago
There is a problem though. What about people that had no choice? For example when a parent post a picture of their newborn baby and continues over the years, for example pictures of their sports events and training, movies of choir presentations and whatnot until the child is savy enough to use Facebook themselves. Don't those people deserve privacy too? What about significant others that maybe don't even have an account, but have their counterpart share their shared stories and media?
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Jordrok 10y ago
Because Facebook actively encourages people to post more than what is necessary, or even a good idea. It's to Facebook's advantage that most people don't understand the depth of data being collected or the possible consequences of oversharing, so they do everything in their power short of outright deception to get people to post more. Of course, not 100% of the blame lies directly with Facebook since they're not actively holding guns to people's heads forcing them to use the service, but I see it as more akin to predatory lending where the business profits by exploiting their customers.

by Mahn 10y ago

camiller 10y ago

True, There was this from a few years ago: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-targe... As far as facebook, I don't use their apps and when accessing through a browser don't let the browser share my location. I may have to consider accessing FB through an anonymous vpn service at some point...

speeder 10y ago

There is a problem though. What about people that had no choice? For example when a parent post a picture of their newborn baby and continues over the years, for example pictures of their sports events and training, movies of choir presentations and whatnot until the child is savy enough to use Facebook themselves. Don't those people deserve privacy too? What about significant others that maybe don't even have an account, but have their counterpart share their shared stories and media?

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Jordrok 10y ago

Because Facebook actively encourages people to post more than what is necessary, or even a good idea. It's to Facebook's advantage that most people don't understand the depth of data being collected or the possible consequences of oversharing, so they do everything in their power short of outright deception to get people to post more. Of course, not 100% of the blame lies directly with Facebook since they're not actively holding guns to people's heads forcing them to use the service, but I see it as more akin to predatory lending where the business profits by exploiting their customers.