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just a nit: Facebook does not collect "shadow profiles".

commoner 6y ago
Facebook does collect shadow profiles, despite its denials. https://theconversation.com/shadow-profiles-facebook-knows-about-you-even-if-youre-not-on-facebook-94804 https://theconversation.com/shadow-profiles-facebook-knows-a... https://www.zdnet.com/article/anger-mounts-after-facebooks-shadow-profiles-leak-in-bug/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/anger-mounts-after-facebooks-s... https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/11/17225482/facebook-shadow-profiles-zuckerberg-congress-data-privacy https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/11/17225482/facebook-shadow-... https://www.cnet.com/news/shadow-profiles-facebook-has-information-you-didnt-hand-over/ https://www.cnet.com/news/shadow-profiles-facebook-has-infor... https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/11/facebook-shadow-profiles-hearing-lujan-zuckerberg/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/11/facebook-shadow-profiles-h... The House Committee interview in the last link (TechCrunch) shows that Zuckerberg does not like to use the "shadow profiles" term, but it's what others use to refer to Facebook's tracking of non-users.
- donkey-hotei 6y ago
  I work there. If "shadow profile" means a profile that's created from PII for a specific person that doesn't have an account on the site, fb doesn't create shadow profiles.
  - na85 6y ago
    >I work there An adage about difficulty trying to convince someone whose salary depends on their not being convinced comes to mind...
  - raxxorrax 6y ago
    That you are that specific about P2 very clearly tells me that Facebook actually does create shadow profiles. I believe you that P2 isn't the basis of such profiles.
    - smolder 6y ago
      It's PII, personally identifiable information, not "P2".
    - deleted 6y ago
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  - M277 6y ago
    Then how did FB display a lot of info about me, and recommended me all my contact list as friend recommendations when I created an account after not having one for 10+ years? It's OK to wish to defend your company, but please do not lie; nobody forced you to comment here.

Facebook does collect shadow profiles, despite its denials. https://theconversation.com/shadow-profiles-facebook-knows-about-you-even-if-youre-not-on-facebook-94804 https://theconversation.com/shadow-profiles-facebook-knows-a... https://www.zdnet.com/article/anger-mounts-after-facebooks-shadow-profiles-leak-in-bug/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/anger-mounts-after-facebooks-s... https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/11/17225482/facebook-shadow-profiles-zuckerberg-congress-data-privacy https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/11/17225482/facebook-shadow-... https://www.cnet.com/news/shadow-profiles-facebook-has-information-you-didnt-hand-over/ https://www.cnet.com/news/shadow-profiles-facebook-has-infor... https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/11/facebook-shadow-profiles-hearing-lujan-zuckerberg/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/11/facebook-shadow-profiles-h... The House Committee interview in the last link (TechCrunch) shows that Zuckerberg does not like to use the "shadow profiles" term, but it's what others use to refer to Facebook's tracking of non-users.

donkey-hotei 6y ago
I work there. If "shadow profile" means a profile that's created from PII for a specific person that doesn't have an account on the site, fb doesn't create shadow profiles.
- na85 6y ago
  >I work there An adage about difficulty trying to convince someone whose salary depends on their not being convinced comes to mind...
- raxxorrax 6y ago
  That you are that specific about P2 very clearly tells me that Facebook actually does create shadow profiles. I believe you that P2 isn't the basis of such profiles.
  - smolder 6y ago
    It's PII, personally identifiable information, not "P2".
  - deleted 6y ago
    [deleted]
- M277 6y ago
  Then how did FB display a lot of info about me, and recommended me all my contact list as friend recommendations when I created an account after not having one for 10+ years? It's OK to wish to defend your company, but please do not lie; nobody forced you to comment here.