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Also, By mere searching for specific terms, Facebook gladly assume your motives to be to in particular way. This seem misguided and not well thought through. F
by stiangrindvoll 8y ago
Also, By mere searching for specific terms, Facebook gladly assume your motives to be to in particular way. This seem misguided and not well thought through.
Finding a book in the library about frogs, doesn't make you a frog.
- alexandre_m 8y agoI find that specific part to be terrifying. You could be searching for those terms for a good reason, maybe I'm writing an essay about the spread of white nationalism and want to see how many groups exist online, or whatever. It's very dangerous to label people and infer their intention automatically.
- anigbrowl 8y agoSo make a specific account for research purposes like everyone else does.
- throwawayjava 8y ago> like everyone else does. Some people who research white nationalism don't make specific accounts for research purposes [1]. In general, and based on my own usage patterns, I think it's probably dangerous and definitely scary to assume that googling for "X" on your primary account implies that you support "X" [1] Source: Currently sitting next to someone who is literally a full time white supremacy researcher.
- anigbrowl 8y agoSounds like pretty bad opsec to me, but to each their own.
- throwawayjava 8y agoThe whole point of natural rights is that normal law-abiding people shouldn't need "opsec" against their own government or domestic corporations.