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I was just about to post to AskHN about how much data these social network behemoths can garner from unposted data, i.e., I write something into my status box o
by kfrzcode 9y ago
I was just about to post to AskHN about how much data these social network behemoths can garner from unposted data, i.e., I write something into my status box or a comment like "fuck the police," then delete without posting, is that data gathered and mined? My gut and brain say yes, because it's easily possible to gather it and with the little bit of research I found no evidence that really shows one way or another what happens behind closed doors at these mega companies.
- kfrzcode 9y agoBut it's definitely thought-mining.
- ams6110 9y agoI believe it is, though can't recall where I read that. Would be fairly easy to verify with WireShark.
- wfunction 9y agoHas anyone managed to capture unposted thoughts being sent over the wire(less)? I've read the claim that this is done but I don't any relevant network activity when I type and discard something in Chrome...
- guscost 9y agoPutting aside the question of whether these folks are serving malicious JS to users, seeing no network activity at the same time as your keystrokes doesn't tell you much. The client could easily be caching your keystrokes locally, then uploading in a batch with any AJAX call.
- slinkyavenger 9y agoI remember reading about this a few years ago, and observed network activity using Facebook. They certainly did capture what you type but fail to post. I would put serious money on them mining that data, too, since it can reveal someone's true uncensored thoughts.
- kfrzcode 9y agoI'm going to take a weekend and build a javascript capturing tool that does just this, so I can open the source up and get a viral post on HN, that should spark some discussion