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I doubt I'm the only person in their 30's+ who can remember warning people that giving so much data to Facebook is a bad idea, and the response was just outrigh
by imhelpingu 8y ago
I doubt I'm the only person in their 30's+ who can remember warning people that giving so much data to Facebook is a bad idea, and the response was just outright, sanctimonious screeching and accusations of unreasonable paranoia. I'm talking borderline religious zealotry from hipsters who consider themselves progressive and free-thinking.
- kerng 8y agoThe tragedy is that even now some are arguing that this is all perfectly okay...
- godelski 8y agoI think people don't understand the power of that data. I think they also believe that organizations only have the data they explicitly give. I think this, because this is what others convey to me when I talk to them about data. People are realizing now the extent and power. I talk about why Facebook doesn't need to listen to your conversation to make those creepy ad suggestions. This is the best way I've found to explain it
- tuesdayrain 8y agoPersonally I don't find any kind of ads creepy. I would prefer highly relevant ads to spam.
- kodablah 8y agoSadly such an opinion as yours would be deemed, as the GP mentioned, as just not understanding. Those that willingly accept the tradeoff are often assumed to be ignorant and most don't voice their opinions online making the narrative appear one sided.