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The story talks about an impact on ads. While this immediately translates to something monetary, this probably extends to all sorts of analysis of user-data and
by someweirdperson 4y ago
The story talks about an impact on ads. While this immediately translates to something monetary, this probably extends to all sorts of analysis of user-data and will limit features that ensure continued user-engagement, too. Like recommending friends of friends, flooding the timeline with something to keep the user busy, etc.
- notimetorelax 4y agoI disagree. GDPR has provisions for data use for core features of your product. For a social network connecting friends sounds core.
- Nextgrid 4y agoGDPR requires that data processing consent should be granular, so the user must be given a way to choose whether they want their data to be used for such purposes.
- clnq 4y agoFriend recommendations on Facebook are so creepy. I have an unused, empty Facebook account that recommends connecting with people I know in real life, even if I don't use WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Oculus, or other Facebook products. Some of these people recommended to me might have given Facebook access to their phone contacts, and that's how Facebook associated me with them. Or that's what I believe happened. It is worrying that Meta's algorithms have relatively personal data about me when I never engaged with them much. It was pretty uncomfortable to find that out.
- nottorp 4y agoI once went to a party and a friend of mine brought a new girl he was dating. First time I met her. We did no digital communication that evening. Next day Facebook was recommending her as a friend. I do have FB Messenger and Whatsapp on my phone. Still that's creepy.