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>> If nobody uses Facebook, it has no value. I wish that were true, but if everyone stopped using Facebook they could still build shadow profiles for everyone
by itronitron 8y ago
>> If nobody uses Facebook, it has no value.
I wish that were true, but if everyone stopped using Facebook they could still build shadow profiles for everyone, as they do for people that do not have accounts, and they could just sell this data out.
- chii 8y agowhy would those shadow accounts be any useful (or accurate) if there's no active users to corroborate or contribute any information on them? Facebook's value is derived entirely from the information generated from its user base.
- robin_reala 8y agoFor everyone that’s not in the EU: GDPR puts a stop to that behaviour (theoretically at least - with a shadow profile there’s by default no consent collected, and it’d be difficult to argue legitimate interest).