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JohnnyRingo

(18,635 posts)
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 04:06 AM Apr 2018

Here is the data Facebook & Google have collected from you.

Terabytes of it, and how to access what's stored.

With access to such data, if the govt or police wanted to pin a crime on you, even destroying your phone would be pointless.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email


I would think they could write an algorithm to predict the next mass shooting. Sure, that would be an incredible breach of privacy that would make 1984 seem quaint, but we're not far from that anyway, and it doesn't look like anyone's about to delete it.

Dance like nobody's watching, but they are. Always.

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Here is the data Facebook & Google have collected from you. (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Apr 2018 OP
Okay Johnny Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #1
Holy cow! BadgerMom Apr 2018 #2
They must be really bored tavernier Apr 2018 #3
When I have a couple of days free I might download my file, but... TreasonousBastard Apr 2018 #4
Bookmarked! kentuck Apr 2018 #5
One of the most important articles unc70 Apr 2018 #6

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
4. When I have a couple of days free I might download my file, but...
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 07:32 AM
Apr 2018

it is incredible what these people collect, and no one seems to care.

unc70

(6,115 posts)
6. One of the most important articles
Mon Apr 9, 2018, 01:57 PM
Apr 2018

This is the best article in layman's terms I've seen describing just how much data is out there on each of us. I strongly urge each DUer to read this full article and to share it widely. There are implications everywhere, good and bad.

For a possible good one, consider the Mueller investigation.

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