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I'm pretty sure Google and other large networks also build 'shadow profiles' on users to figure out who they are, who they're connected to, etc. And I wonder if
by aasasd 8y ago
I'm pretty sure Google and other large networks also build 'shadow profiles' on users to figure out who they are, who they're connected to, etc. And I wonder if this shady profiling data should be available for users to download under e.g. GDPR. Because it sounds to me like it should, but isn't.
- hedora 8y agoIf any europeans with spare time and no Facebook account are reading this, get a lawyer (maybe related to the EFF, or not), and send a GPDR request. When it comes back “no data”, record yourself signing up for a FB account, since at that point, they’ll list suggested contacts that cover pretty much everyone you know. (Even if this doesn’t work as I predict, it’d document what they’re doing for gpdr compliance.)
- mehrdadn 8y agoWhy does that require having a profile on you in particular? They could be saving all the data from everyone else (e.g. their contacts, their search queries, etc.) and dynamically assembling it when you make an account to make you recommendations. They don't have to be doing anything related to you in particular.
- netsharc 8y agoI recall someone asked the Zuckholebot about shadow profiles in one of those hearings, and he avoided answering the question... Something about "my team will get back to you on thay, Senator.".