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A LinkedIn ad the other day urged me to apply for the position of CEO of Boeing. I was just released from jail. Coincidence?

belter 5y ago
Not a coincidence. Either you share the same lawyer or the same psychiatrist... "Facebook recommended that this psychiatrist's patients friend each other" https://splinternews.com/facebook-recommended-that-this-psychiatrists-patients-f-1793861472 https://splinternews.com/facebook-recommended-that-this-psyc...
- sorokod 5y ago
  Or perhaps you share the same social network platform - time to leave?
  - cheaprentalyeti 5y ago
    It's time for me to leave when all of my stalkers start getting professional certification.
- gota 5y ago
  Wait, if that's true its not impossible to perform targeted search to find out who is under psychiatric treatment... that's not ideal, to say the least
  - Bombthecat 5y ago
    Stuff like this is already known for a long time.
    - avs733 5y ago
      'known' doesn't mean everyone is aware of something, just that one person knows it. that is a really important reality for interacting in society that I think we often miss in having discussions with others. Just because something is 'objectively true' or 'a fact' doesn't mean that everyone is aware of that fact, when people express surprise at knowledge new to them it seems odd to think that indicating others previously knew that information is somehow a helpful response?
  - jazzyjackson 5y ago
    its very not ideal - facebook just assumes if you’re on the same ip address you should have the right to know each other’s identities. see also: https://gizmodo.com/how-facebook-outs-sex-workers-1818861596 https://gizmodo.com/how-facebook-outs-sex-workers-1818861596
  - vxNsr 5y ago
    It's what led me to uninstall their app, and ultimately to basically stop using their website bec the desktop version is impossible to use and the mobile version is also kinda annoying. the result is I don't use it.
- nisegami 5y ago
  People from the same small town, have common contacts and regularly visit the same location. Nothing out of the ordinary, but 1. the fact this it is a healthcare provider creeps people out; 2. people don't already know Facebook collects and uses that information.
dylan604 5y ago
Was your crime skimping on safety resulting in deaths of people? That would be too spooky if it were.
balls187 5y ago
Will you be writing about this experience (I recall another thread where you discuss being on the receiving end of a state sponsored attack).
- kingcharles 5y ago
  Yes, absolutely. I do want to write about it, but there are certain aspects that I feel I can't until the situation is over, and that might be another 6 months, or as much as another 3-4 years.

belter 5y ago

Not a coincidence. Either you share the same lawyer or the same psychiatrist... "Facebook recommended that this psychiatrist's patients friend each other" https://splinternews.com/facebook-recommended-that-this-psychiatrists-patients-f-1793861472 https://splinternews.com/facebook-recommended-that-this-psyc...

sorokod 5y ago
Or perhaps you share the same social network platform - time to leave?
- cheaprentalyeti 5y ago
  It's time for me to leave when all of my stalkers start getting professional certification.
gota 5y ago
Wait, if that's true its not impossible to perform targeted search to find out who is under psychiatric treatment... that's not ideal, to say the least
- Bombthecat 5y ago
  Stuff like this is already known for a long time.
  - avs733 5y ago
    'known' doesn't mean everyone is aware of something, just that one person knows it. that is a really important reality for interacting in society that I think we often miss in having discussions with others. Just because something is 'objectively true' or 'a fact' doesn't mean that everyone is aware of that fact, when people express surprise at knowledge new to them it seems odd to think that indicating others previously knew that information is somehow a helpful response?
- jazzyjackson 5y ago
  its very not ideal - facebook just assumes if you’re on the same ip address you should have the right to know each other’s identities. see also: https://gizmodo.com/how-facebook-outs-sex-workers-1818861596 https://gizmodo.com/how-facebook-outs-sex-workers-1818861596
- vxNsr 5y ago
  It's what led me to uninstall their app, and ultimately to basically stop using their website bec the desktop version is impossible to use and the mobile version is also kinda annoying. the result is I don't use it.
nisegami 5y ago
People from the same small town, have common contacts and regularly visit the same location. Nothing out of the ordinary, but 1. the fact this it is a healthcare provider creeps people out; 2. people don't already know Facebook collects and uses that information.

dylan604 5y ago

Was your crime skimping on safety resulting in deaths of people? That would be too spooky if it were.

balls187 5y ago

Will you be writing about this experience (I recall another thread where you discuss being on the receiving end of a state sponsored attack).

kingcharles 5y ago
Yes, absolutely. I do want to write about it, but there are certain aspects that I feel I can't until the situation is over, and that might be another 6 months, or as much as another 3-4 years.