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Why would anyone trust facebook with this data?

pwython 7y ago
"Facebook uses aggregated public data from a survey conducted by Carnegie Mellon University Delphi Research Center. Facebook doesn’t receive, collect or store individual survey responses." But, what are you afraid Facebook would do with these survey results?
- Nextgrid 7y ago
  Target snake-oil covid-19 "cures" to people who responded as having symptoms or being particularly at risk? I've seen various scams (fake "hacking" services, weight loss products, etc) both organic (liked by tons of very obvious compromised/fake accounts) & paid, and when reported they said it doesn't violate our terms of use, so I wouldn't be surprised if this scummy company does the same thing again.
  - pwython 7y ago
    Facebook isn't the wild west anymore. Last month they banned ads for anything remotely COVID-19 related, including hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, medical masks, etc. "...we are now prohibiting ads for products that refer to the coronavirus in ways intended to create a panic or imply that their products guarantee a cure or prevent people from contracting it." https://about.fb.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus/#exploitative-tactics https://about.fb.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus/#exploitative-...
    - Nextgrid 7y ago
      Presumably hacking services (whether real or scams) were also banned and yet I saw them and even reported them and nothing has been done.
      - pwython 7y ago
        I don't doubt scammers are able to temporarily sneak their ads past the approval team. But Facebook certainly doesn't make it easy these days, nor allow morally questionable targeting. They're constantly shutting down controversial categories (crypto, cbd, etc), it's always a hot topic in Facebook ad buyer groups.
    - sarakayakomzin 7y ago
      >Facebook isn't the wild west anymore I see that defense a lot as they continue to sweep problems under the rug.
  - capnrefsmmat 7y ago
    Facebook does not see individual responses to this survey; they direct users to a survey hosted on Qualtrics whose data is aggregated at Carnegie Mellon, which provides the county and state estimates back to Facebook.
dylz 7y ago
In this particular case it looks like FB promoted a CMU survey to certain people.

"Facebook uses aggregated public data from a survey conducted by Carnegie Mellon University Delphi Research Center. Facebook doesn’t receive, collect or store individual survey responses." But, what are you afraid Facebook would do with these survey results?

Nextgrid 7y ago
Target snake-oil covid-19 "cures" to people who responded as having symptoms or being particularly at risk? I've seen various scams (fake "hacking" services, weight loss products, etc) both organic (liked by tons of very obvious compromised/fake accounts) & paid, and when reported they said it doesn't violate our terms of use, so I wouldn't be surprised if this scummy company does the same thing again.
- pwython 7y ago
  Facebook isn't the wild west anymore. Last month they banned ads for anything remotely COVID-19 related, including hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, medical masks, etc. "...we are now prohibiting ads for products that refer to the coronavirus in ways intended to create a panic or imply that their products guarantee a cure or prevent people from contracting it." https://about.fb.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus/#exploitative-tactics https://about.fb.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus/#exploitative-...
  - Nextgrid 7y ago
    Presumably hacking services (whether real or scams) were also banned and yet I saw them and even reported them and nothing has been done.
    - pwython 7y ago
      I don't doubt scammers are able to temporarily sneak their ads past the approval team. But Facebook certainly doesn't make it easy these days, nor allow morally questionable targeting. They're constantly shutting down controversial categories (crypto, cbd, etc), it's always a hot topic in Facebook ad buyer groups.
  - sarakayakomzin 7y ago
    >Facebook isn't the wild west anymore I see that defense a lot as they continue to sweep problems under the rug.
- capnrefsmmat 7y ago
  Facebook does not see individual responses to this survey; they direct users to a survey hosted on Qualtrics whose data is aggregated at Carnegie Mellon, which provides the county and state estimates back to Facebook.

dylz 7y ago

In this particular case it looks like FB promoted a CMU survey to certain people.