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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 com
by 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 agoNevermind. I thought it was a browser extension. I was not aware of the "Open Graph" platform. Thank you for the correction.
- cronix 6y agoI 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...