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No surprise there. But it may serve as yet another reminder that privacy protection can only result from laws and not from the mercy of Facebook and its ilk.
by tempodox 9y ago
No surprise there. But it may serve as yet another reminder that privacy protection can only result from laws and not from the mercy of Facebook and its ilk.
- fakescience 9y agoDoubt that lawmakers will really protect users. Think the only way to lead to substantive change would be for users to take collective action through protests [1]. Imagine how quickly the company would take action to make real changes to user privacy if a Facebook User strike took place... [1] https://medium.com/@oddbert2000/call-for-a-facebook-users-strike-on-may-1st-49733f3c7631 https://medium.com/@oddbert2000/call-for-a-facebook-users-st...
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoHave crack users ever successfully mounted a strike to lower the dealer's price?
- whataretensors 9y agoSo we get the people in charge of handling equifax and creating the nsa to create privacy laws? The only thing these laws will do is moat out competition who can't handle regulatory costs, which is likely why it's being supported in the first place.