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This is surely a breach of GDRP. One of the principles is that data must only be used for the purpose for which it was collected. Taking a number provided expli

This is surely a breach of GDRP. One of the principles is that data must only be used for the purpose for which it was collected. Taking a number provided explicitly for 2FA and using it for search certainly sounds like a breach.

dandare 8y ago
I hope this will end up with a hefty penalty. At this point, I believe a strict regulation is the only way to tame the Facebook beast - the more so because I heavily really on FB to be in touch with my family and friends.
- koheripbal 8y ago
  It might not given that the impetus of this change is to combat fake news and bot accounts from nation-states. ...so it might not be high on the target list for the EU since they are actively uncovering more influence operations. You have to realize that privacy is not a priority for most governments, so unless it's explicitly against the rules, I suspect they won't do much.
breatheoften 8y ago
What does GDPR say about using data about other people provided by a user (eg a Facebook user who shares their contact info — thus providing Facebook info on all their contacts). What is the “intended purpose” of sharing all your contact’s details ...?
- dwild 8y ago
  > What is the “intended purpose” of sharing all your contact’s details ...? That's Facebook job to make it clear when it happens. I don't know the actual text of law, but I guess even if you are friends with someone, you doesn't have any right over any of it personnal data, thus they wouldn't be able to use it except if you previously accepted that usage (being matched with someone you know using that phone number).
rocqua 8y ago
They might get around this by not doing it with numbers provided after the GDPR penalties came into effect.
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- ascorbic 8y ago
  No, that doesn't get them out of it.
tcd 8y ago
Facebook is above regulations, just like the POTUS. Source: Number articles over many years of laws being broken, Facebook.com still works and the POTUS is still the POTUS.

dandare 8y ago

I hope this will end up with a hefty penalty. At this point, I believe a strict regulation is the only way to tame the Facebook beast - the more so because I heavily really on FB to be in touch with my family and friends.

koheripbal 8y ago
It might not given that the impetus of this change is to combat fake news and bot accounts from nation-states. ...so it might not be high on the target list for the EU since they are actively uncovering more influence operations. You have to realize that privacy is not a priority for most governments, so unless it's explicitly against the rules, I suspect they won't do much.

breatheoften 8y ago

What does GDPR say about using data about other people provided by a user (eg a Facebook user who shares their contact info — thus providing Facebook info on all their contacts). What is the “intended purpose” of sharing all your contact’s details ...?

dwild 8y ago
> What is the “intended purpose” of sharing all your contact’s details ...? That's Facebook job to make it clear when it happens. I don't know the actual text of law, but I guess even if you are friends with someone, you doesn't have any right over any of it personnal data, thus they wouldn't be able to use it except if you previously accepted that usage (being matched with someone you know using that phone number).

rocqua 8y ago

They might get around this by not doing it with numbers provided after the GDPR penalties came into effect.

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ascorbic 8y ago
No, that doesn't get them out of it.

tcd 8y ago

Facebook is above regulations, just like the POTUS. Source: Number articles over many years of laws being broken, Facebook.com still works and the POTUS is still the POTUS.