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Nailed it. That put words to a feeling I was searching for. Government collection supposes everyone is or will be a criminal, while corporate collection is less
by themartorana 12y ago
Nailed it. That put words to a feeling I was searching for. Government collection supposes everyone is or will be a criminal, while corporate collection is less offensive on the surface.
They may want to mine my data to display the appropriate Target ad to me, but that feels a lot more benign than surveillance purely for the sake of possibly removing my freedoms.
- sp332 12y agoOnce Facebook has your info, federal, state, and local governments can get it just by asking. They're not really separate anymore.
- rosser 12y agoYou're neglecting a critical little detail: Once Facebook has your data, there's (currently) nothing you can do to stop them from subsequently electing, or being forced, to hand it over to someone whose use-case is, let's say, "less benign" than mere ad targeting.