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> Citizen Browser consists of a paid nationwide panel of Facebook users who automatically send us data from their Facebook feeds. Is this much different from C
by tqi 5y ago
> Citizen Browser consists of a paid nationwide panel of Facebook users who automatically send us data from their Facebook feeds.
Is this much different from Cambridge Analytica's "This Is Your Digital Life" (other than being a browser extension rather than an API)?
From the site (https://themarkup.org/citizen-browser/2021/01/05/how-we-built-a-facebook-inspector https://themarkup.org/citizen-browser/2021/01/05/how-we-buil...):
> To protect the privacy of panelists, we automatically strip potential identifiers from their captured Facebook data. The raw data we collect from them is never seen by a person and is automatically deleted after one month.
So they say. CA's data was governed by a TOS, that didn't prevent them from abusing it.
- casefields 5y agoAs long as it's opt-in with implied consent, what does it matter? This is exactly how Nielsen measures tv ratings.
- tqi 5y agoWell the issue with CA was that users who installed the quiz not only shared their info, but also content shared privately by their friends.
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