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Most people just simply dont care. Take Facebook for example. I heard from multiple people telling me they think FB listens to them and show them ads about what

by qnsi 8y ago

Most people just simply dont care. Take Facebook for example. I heard from multiple people telling me they think FB listens to them and show them ads about what they talk about. I ask them, will they stop using FB because of it? No! All my friends use Facebook. There is no hope for our world. Facebook Google can do whatever they want. Why would people care about government spying on them?

NoPicklez 8y ago
You need to remember that the data world we live in today is very new. And the understanding of data privacy and its implications are mostly only understood by those in the realm of technology. For the average person knowing that Facebook listens to them and shows them ads about what they search and talk about, probably doesn't care because they don't know what the impact is to them, or perhaps they don't see an immediate impact. Realistically, in the world of surrounding problems and concerns that we each have in our daily lives, Facebook showing me ads based on what I search for is probably quite low on the list. I work in IT & Cyber risk and one thing I have learnt is that just because something sounds bad doesn't mean it realistically is. Everyone of us lives in a world of risks that are individual to each of us each day, some risks we rate higher than others for various reasons based on their consequence and likelihood. Therefore for a risk to be large enough for people to take action or mitigate, it needs to have a tangible impact on people's lives first and foremost. People have different risk appetites and therefore I may choose to mitigate the risk by putting less information into my Facebook account, you may choose to completely stop using the service and delete your account. I could talk all day about the potential reasons why its a bad idea for Facebook to provide advertisements based on search history. But I don't have enough time in the day to take into account everything that people say I should care about as much as each person thinks I should.

by qnsi 8y ago

NoPicklez 8y ago

You need to remember that the data world we live in today is very new. And the understanding of data privacy and its implications are mostly only understood by those in the realm of technology. For the average person knowing that Facebook listens to them and shows them ads about what they search and talk about, probably doesn't care because they don't know what the impact is to them, or perhaps they don't see an immediate impact. Realistically, in the world of surrounding problems and concerns that we each have in our daily lives, Facebook showing me ads based on what I search for is probably quite low on the list. I work in IT & Cyber risk and one thing I have learnt is that just because something sounds bad doesn't mean it realistically is. Everyone of us lives in a world of risks that are individual to each of us each day, some risks we rate higher than others for various reasons based on their consequence and likelihood. Therefore for a risk to be large enough for people to take action or mitigate, it needs to have a tangible impact on people's lives first and foremost. People have different risk appetites and therefore I may choose to mitigate the risk by putting less information into my Facebook account, you may choose to completely stop using the service and delete your account. I could talk all day about the potential reasons why its a bad idea for Facebook to provide advertisements based on search history. But I don't have enough time in the day to take into account everything that people say I should care about as much as each person thinks I should.