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It's not that my friend gave my info to someone else. My friend allowed the app to ask Facebook information about me. In the end, it's still Facebook who hande

by efdee 6y ago

It's not that my friend gave my info to someone else. My friend allowed the app to ask Facebook information about me. In the end, it's still Facebook who handed over my data. That my friend decided that was OK doesn't change much.

CivBase 6y ago
As I understand, it was a browser extension which scraped data off the Facebook pages visited by users. There is no way Facebook could reasonably detect or combat that.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
  > As I understand, it was a browser extension which scraped data off the Facebook pages visited by users. That is false: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal#Overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Ana...
  - CivBase 6y ago
    Nevermind. I thought it was a browser extension. I was not aware of the "Open Graph" platform. Thank you for the correction.
- cronix 6y ago
  I think you're confusing it with another recent FB event where they sued browser extension makers for scraping FB data. https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-sues-two-chrome-extension-devs-for-scraping-user-data/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-sues-two-chrome-exten...
Nextgrid 6y ago
> My friend allowed the app to ask Facebook information about me. Unless there's a major security vulnerability, you can only delegate access to data you have access yourself. So your friend did the equivalent of giving Cambridge Analytica your data - the technical implementation of it (as to whether CA got the data off your friend's phone or from Facebook directly) doesn't really change the outcome.
cronix 6y ago
How is this any different than FB asking for access to your private contacts, to "help" you find them on FB? What if one of your friends isn't on FB, and doesn't want FB to have their info? Your friend didn't give you permission to give FB their private contact information, ie phone number. FB then goes and makes a shadow profile based on that info you supplied without permission, and any time you mention or tag said friend, whether in a text of photo.

by efdee 6y ago

CivBase 6y ago

As I understand, it was a browser extension which scraped data off the Facebook pages visited by users. There is no way Facebook could reasonably detect or combat that.

hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
> As I understand, it was a browser extension which scraped data off the Facebook pages visited by users. That is false: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal#Overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Ana...
- CivBase 6y ago
  Nevermind. I thought it was a browser extension. I was not aware of the "Open Graph" platform. Thank you for the correction.
cronix 6y ago
I think you're confusing it with another recent FB event where they sued browser extension makers for scraping FB data. https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-sues-two-chrome-extension-devs-for-scraping-user-data/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-sues-two-chrome-exten...

Nextgrid 6y ago

> My friend allowed the app to ask Facebook information about me. Unless there's a major security vulnerability, you can only delegate access to data you have access yourself. So your friend did the equivalent of giving Cambridge Analytica your data - the technical implementation of it (as to whether CA got the data off your friend's phone or from Facebook directly) doesn't really change the outcome.

cronix 6y ago

How is this any different than FB asking for access to your private contacts, to "help" you find them on FB? What if one of your friends isn't on FB, and doesn't want FB to have their info? Your friend didn't give you permission to give FB their private contact information, ie phone number. FB then goes and makes a shadow profile based on that info you supplied without permission, and any time you mention or tag said friend, whether in a text of photo.