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> Zuck could use FB data for his own presidential run Well. It could be true for Google CEO, and many others. Technically, there are too many bad things that c

> Zuck could use FB data for his own presidential run Well. It could be true for Google CEO, and many others. Technically, there are too many bad things that can happen. Laws are what that's preventing those. My computer can phone home with my every keystroke or technically it's possible for a modern air conditioning system to release its refrigerant gas into the room with certain key combination on its remote. But until those are proven to happen, it's just a conspiracy. In short, there are so many bad things that can happen, doesn't actually mean that will happen. At least - for many cases - that's better way to think, so that we don't have to live a fearful life. And in the cases we can, be in the safe side, like not using Facebook, using completely free software OS, putting a tape on camera, etc. Edit: On a side note, it would be nice if HN team change http urls to https if the site supports it, and discourage links that requires javascript with no added value.

madez 9y ago
Pointing out risks is not a conspiracy. A conspiracy would be a claim that it happened without evidence. The risk here is real, however, and must taken care of, just like we do with so many other risks.
fiblye 9y ago
When it comes to tech like this, it's good to not just ask "can it happen", but "why wouldn't it happen". Pressing a button to fill your room full of gas is doesn't strike me as serving any good purpose. It doesn't benefit anyone. Computers can phone home with your every keystroke, and the NSA does indeed track loads of people for "security" purposes. Zuckerberg could potentially track everyone, and why wouldn't he? It'd get him loads of valuable info for campaigning and material to use against his opponents. Once he gets into office, he can grab the entire legislative and judicial branches by the balls with the info he harvests about them (if they're married and ever used Tinder or followed a porn star on Instagram, they wouldn't want those secrets out in the open). The NSA and FBI wouldn't have any reason to publicly oppose one of their most valuable surveillance and 4th-Amendment-dodging farms. If it's easy to do and has a potential to benefit someone, it's good to assume that someone is taking advantage of it. Zuckerberg would be honestly incredibly stupid to not use Facebook for his political gain. Even if the media reported on it, the average person won't understand why it's bad and won't really care.

madez 9y ago

Pointing out risks is not a conspiracy. A conspiracy would be a claim that it happened without evidence. The risk here is real, however, and must taken care of, just like we do with so many other risks.

fiblye 9y ago

When it comes to tech like this, it's good to not just ask "can it happen", but "why wouldn't it happen". Pressing a button to fill your room full of gas is doesn't strike me as serving any good purpose. It doesn't benefit anyone. Computers can phone home with your every keystroke, and the NSA does indeed track loads of people for "security" purposes. Zuckerberg could potentially track everyone, and why wouldn't he? It'd get him loads of valuable info for campaigning and material to use against his opponents. Once he gets into office, he can grab the entire legislative and judicial branches by the balls with the info he harvests about them (if they're married and ever used Tinder or followed a porn star on Instagram, they wouldn't want those secrets out in the open). The NSA and FBI wouldn't have any reason to publicly oppose one of their most valuable surveillance and 4th-Amendment-dodging farms. If it's easy to do and has a potential to benefit someone, it's good to assume that someone is taking advantage of it. Zuckerberg would be honestly incredibly stupid to not use Facebook for his political gain. Even if the media reported on it, the average person won't understand why it's bad and won't really care.