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Why not?
by cercatrova 6y ago
Why not?
- speedgoose 6y agoBecause it does not respect the users privacy. It's not too bad in a working democracy, but not all democracies last forever. Also, ads are bad.
- cercatrova 6y agoSo what? Why does not respecting a user's privacy make it evil, and why are ads bad? I'm just trying to understand why people reflexively say these things as I see these arguments a lot on HN.
- speedgoose 6y agoAds are bad because they use tracking to manipulate people. Not respecting privacy can have bad consequences. If a country want a list of people they want to kill for various reasons such as religion, sexuality, political interests or whatever else, Facebook sells it.
- cercatrova 6y agoI understand the privacy part now, thanks. Why is manipulating people bad? We are manipulated every day by various psychological factors, like seeing someone eat and getting hungry, and the government for example exerts economic pressure for unneeded items like cigarettes and alcohol with a sin tax, manipulating us to not buy them as much.
- speedgoose 6y agoManipulating people with interests from corporations that are uncontrolled is not good.
- robertlagrant 6y agoDoes Facebook sell that list? Where is it?
- speedgoose 6y agoThrough their ads platform, you can target people. Otherwise I'm sure you can buy it from Facebook employees with the right offer.
- _def 6y ago> Why does not respecting a user's privacy make it evil, and why are ads bad? You just said it, because it's not what the user wants.
- cercatrova 6y agoWhere did I say that? I just asked why ads were bad.
- robertlagrant 6y ago"Why does not respecting a user's privacy make it evil" <- this is what they were referring to. It was quoted.
- cercatrova 6y agoHow does asking that mean that's not what the user wanted? I wasn't agreeing when asking the question, was just clarifying.
- claudiawerner 6y agoI think the very act of "not respecting" a user's privacy carries at least a heavy implication that it's not what users want.
- cercatrova 6y agoPerhaps. People give up privacy for many reasons, sharing on Facebook for example. If the user was respecting their own privacy then they wouldn't use social media at all, but people willingly upload their personal details.