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"The company stopped its nonconsensual tracking after it was exposed by a researcher in 2011, court papers said." Did Facebook stop tracking non-users though?
by binarymax 6y ago
"The company stopped its nonconsensual tracking after it was exposed by a researcher in 2011, court papers said."
Did Facebook stop tracking non-users though? Maybe that particular method was ceased but Facebook still slurps up all the data it can on anyone and everone. Case in point: the recent Facebook login SDK for mobile was tracking non-users.
- vmception 6y agoI think we need a new way to force original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court A ruling in 2021 about a 2011 incident is not useful in software
- anticristi 6y agoWhy not? Next time someone comes with the idea of tracking non-users, there will be a clear legal test to prove this is illegal. Also, pursuing a start-up after 10 years sends a clear message to VCs too: Don't invest in startup that grow via wiretapping.
- rossdavidh 6y agoWell, the Supreme Court is the fallback method. In reality, Congress is the branch that's supposed to say, "whoa, that new technology opens some new questions about privacy and such, let's pass a law clarifying the situation". But, in practice, our fallback method appears to be resorted to at least as often as the intended method.