Even if you have stringent privacy settings, your friends can still access info -- and others can access info through them.
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/4/18/17251234/facebook-privacy-cambridge-analytica-third-party-apps-friends-regulation-pixel
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/4/18/17251234/facebook-privacy-cambridge-analytica-third-party-apps-friends-regulation-pixel
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Date: 2018-04-18 11:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-04-19 11:22 am (UTC)Additionally, there is a fairly substantial social cost to exclusion.
Which is why the idea that this is voluntary is at best misleading and at worst illusory. It is exactly the sort of thing we used to solve with strong consumer protection laws. Now, of course, we know regulation would offend the gods of the marketplace.
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Date: 2018-04-19 12:26 pm (UTC)I appreciate your work more than words can properly express.