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Meanwhile they supply everything directly to the federal government.

commoner 5y ago
For anyone doubting this, Facebook has a dedicated page for data requests from law enforcement and government officials: https://www.facebook.com/records https://www.facebook.com/records
rytcio 5y ago
Facebook just wants them to go through their special channels so that they can get paid
- trhway 5y ago
  and it would also allow FB to collect better information about those police users too who i suppose is a highly lucrative targeted advertisement segment for guns/steroids/etc and that also provides significant information about their social graph.
bpodgursky 5y ago
Facebook does a lot of things wrong but I doubt they give any user data to the federal government they are not coerced into providing.
- pwned1 5y ago
  lol
- input_sh 5y ago
  May I introduce you to PRISM? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)
  - bpodgursky 5y ago
    ? Yes, being ordered and gagged by the US government is coercion. Are you familiar with the article you linked to?
    - chiefalchemist 5y ago
      I think the point being made is, via PRISM data is provided on the regular with zero coercion. That is, the bar is much lower than (your suggestion of) the need for coercion. Note: Not taking sides. Only trying to clear up the doubt.
      - tata71 5y ago
        > zero coercion This is false, although it's reasonable to assume that, during the coersion, some specific people or companies do roll over out of self-interest.
        chiefalchemist 5y ago
        Friend. It's not my position or argument. I was only trying to clear up the comms disconnect.
  - 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y ago
    Facebook has no choice in the matter. Regardless- PRISM is run by the NSA to conduct court-approved foreign surveillance.
    - MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
      Congress approved national spying via the patriot act. That must mean surveillance is okay right since it's been supported by the courts. Right?
    - onli 5y ago
      Not really court-approved, not exclusively foreign. But NSA.

For anyone doubting this, Facebook has a dedicated page for data requests from law enforcement and government officials: https://www.facebook.com/records https://www.facebook.com/records

rytcio 5y ago

Facebook just wants them to go through their special channels so that they can get paid

trhway 5y ago
and it would also allow FB to collect better information about those police users too who i suppose is a highly lucrative targeted advertisement segment for guns/steroids/etc and that also provides significant information about their social graph.

bpodgursky 5y ago

Facebook does a lot of things wrong but I doubt they give any user data to the federal government they are not coerced into providing.

pwned1 5y ago
lol
input_sh 5y ago
May I introduce you to PRISM? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)
- bpodgursky 5y ago
  ? Yes, being ordered and gagged by the US government is coercion. Are you familiar with the article you linked to?
  - chiefalchemist 5y ago
    I think the point being made is, via PRISM data is provided on the regular with zero coercion. That is, the bar is much lower than (your suggestion of) the need for coercion. Note: Not taking sides. Only trying to clear up the doubt.
    - tata71 5y ago
      > zero coercion This is false, although it's reasonable to assume that, during the coersion, some specific people or companies do roll over out of self-interest.
      - chiefalchemist 5y ago
        Friend. It's not my position or argument. I was only trying to clear up the comms disconnect.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y ago
  Facebook has no choice in the matter. Regardless- PRISM is run by the NSA to conduct court-approved foreign surveillance.
  - MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
    Congress approved national spying via the patriot act. That must mean surveillance is okay right since it's been supported by the courts. Right?
  - onli 5y ago
    Not really court-approved, not exclusively foreign. But NSA.