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The Times new "Privacy Project" is nothing more than a thin veil for their agenda against Facebook. Read their article on "How The Times Thinks About Privacy"[0
by o10449366 8y ago
The Times new "Privacy Project" is nothing more than a thin veil for their agenda against Facebook. Read their article on "How The Times Thinks About Privacy"[0] and notice they don't actually take responsibility for the abundance of information they collect on their readers every single day and try and normalize it by saying "Everyone else does it, too!" They conveniently decline to disclose any information on how they use reader data, but make no mistake they're selling it off just like the very companies they're repeatedly targeting with their reporting.
Their mission for the "Privacy Project" sounds great:
"Over the coming months, The Privacy Project will feature reporters investigating how digital privacy is being compromised, Op-Ed editors bringing in outside voices to help foster debate and contextualize trade-offs, and Opinion writers calling for solutions."
But then you realize that the best "pro" technology viewpoints they've managed to foster thus far are pieces like this: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/opinion/iphone-privacy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/opinion/iphone-privacy.ht...
I get that HN doesn't like FB, but there is no "debate", and I wish the users of this site would be more critical of NYT pushing their agenda under the guise of "protecting privacy."
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/opinion/sulzberger-new-york-times-privacy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/opinion/sulzberger-new-yo...
- Nextgrid 8y agoOn the other hand, not being tracked by the NYT is easy - just don't visit their website. As far as I know, unlike some other company (hint hint) they don't go around asking their users/subscribers to hand over their contacts list.
- jjeaff 8y agoAnd even worse, Facebook asks your friends about your personal details. Things like "What high school did John attend." If for some crazy reason you haven't put every single detail about yourself on your profile.