This guy testified before Congress; which is how you know it’s 2018. When the press stops screaming Russia, Russia, Russia, to cover a robot being questioned by Octogenarian yahoos who can’t use a spreadsheet, the world is approaching peak stupid. Image is linked to “news” story.
Occasionally, people who otherwise walk and talk like actual adults act surprised that Facebook isn’t their best friend and lover. It might be gathering and misusing your personal data. Then they collapse on a fainting couch.
Facebook and Privacy: Is there anyone younger than 80 and with an IQ higher than a houseplant that thinks Facebook doesn’t mine our data? Raise your hands please. Great… you few who raised your hands please exit the rear door to the kiddie play room where we’ve setup some cookies and a Disney movie on constant loop. There will be nap time and a visit from someone named Barney. It’s either a congressman with a gay prostitution ring in his house or a purple dancing dinosaur. I can’t recall which one I booked.
As for the adults, why should we pretend be surprised by Facebook’s data mining? The sky is blue and Facebook wants to know the name of your high school. It’s not doing it because it’s a supporter of your hometown football team. If you value your privacy tell it to fuck off. Are we all clear?
When you look at a blender on e-bay or Amazon and Facebook spends the next 20 days shoving blender related posts in front of your eyes what do you call it? A coincidence? A planet wide sudden surge in blender activity?
Duh! They’re an ad company and Facebook participants are the bovine host to be milked. What’s the news here?