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Its scary because its intrusive. I didn't post the picture so that I would get better ads - rather, to inform my friends that we were having a jam session. Bu

by mmjaa 10y ago

Its scary because its intrusive. I didn't post the picture so that I would get better ads - rather, to inform my friends that we were having a jam session. But now, we're all going to be bombarded with ads for instruments we don't need to buy (because we already have them). The most uncomfortable angle is just how quickly Facebook tuned into what we were doing and then changed its ad-delivery algorithm to match. I have one friend who had his picture taken in front of a headshop - he now gets regular ads for bongs and smoke accessories, even though he's not a user. So, that's also quite discomfiting ..

Jedd 10y ago
> I didn't post the picture so that ... This assumes that your and Facebook's intent and interests are aligned. Clearly they are not. Why you posted your picture onto someone else's database is relevant primarily to you, and perhaps also to some subset of your friends. You're not obligated to turn that process into a money-making proposition. As Eben Moglen warned us a long time ago [1] the arrangement between you and Facebook (et al) is neither complex nor confusing: You get some PHP doodads and you get spying for free all the time. [1] https://www.google.com.au/search?q=eben+moglen+doodads+and+spying+all+the+time https://www.google.com.au/search?q=eben+moglen+doodads+and+s...