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get your loved ones off of facebook

[WHAT]

] by Salim Virani @saintsal.com - I wrote this for my friends and family, to explain why the latest Facebook privacy policy is really harmful. Maybe it'll help you too. External references -- and steps to get off properly -- at the bottom.

[WHY]

] spreading awareness of what facebook is doing with your data

[WHERE]

] READ THE FULL ARTICLE

] http://saintsal.com/facebook/

[WHEN]

] 2015-01-29

[EXAMPLE]

] Bad behaviour by facebook ....

] insert long, long list of facebook privacy violation atrocities

] but, I have nothing to hide

] yes, yes you do, even if you dont think you do.

] intercepting your communication

] when would this EVER, EVER be OK??? The thing is that you don't need a conspiracy theory to be concerned. Mark Zuckerburg himself has been public and consistent to his investors about his intentions: 1) To be the middle-man in all personal communication.
] That's why they made Messenger and bought WhatsApp,
] and have tried worse ...

] have something to share

] the "friends" your sharing it with on facebook, may NOT actually even see it. facebook filters you, and censors you and ...

] political censorship

] NOT in America you say ??????????????. Well actually, as it turns out ...

] ratting out your friends

] would YOU really do that?? If you've ever used Facebook contact sync, or used Facebook on your mobile phone, Facebook took your complete contact list. Real names, phone numbers, addresses, emails, everything. They then use that to create "shadow profiles" of the people you know who aren't on Facebook

] privacy doesnt apply to what facebook digs up

] of course NOT. Like shadow profiles of people, Facebook can "infer a like" based on other information it has about you, like what you read all over the internet or what you do in apps where you log in with Facebook. Call it a "shadow like." This allows them to sell you to more advertisers. If you read alot about a topic, you probably like it.
] Through it's labyrinth of re-definitions of words like "information", "content" and "data", you're allowing Facebook to collect all kinds of information about you and expose that to advertisers. With your permission only they say, but the definition of "permission" includes using apps and who knows what else.

] Selling your endorsement without your consent

] You might have noticed Facebook ads with your friends' endorsement under it. Basically, Facebook gives advertisers the right to use you as an endorser, but you have no control over it. It's not limited to when you've actually clicked a like button.

] The latest privacy change

] Facebook sells you out, because that's exactly how they make money
] this latest privacy change makes things way worse, and way more out of your control if you stay on Facebook.
] Facebook is demanding to track what you buy, and your financial information like bank account and credit card numbers. You've already agreed to it in the new Terms Of Service. It's already started sharing data with Mastercard. They'll use the fact that you stayed on Facebook as "permission" to make deals with all kinds of banks and financial institutions to get your data from them. They'll call it anonymous, but like they trick your friends to reveal your data to the third-parties with apps, they'll create loopholes here too.
] Facebook is also insisting to track your location via your phone's GPS, everywhere and all the time. It'll know extactly who you spend your time with. They'll know your habits, they'll know when you call in sick at work, but are really out bowling. "Sal likes 2pm Bowling at Secret Lanes." They'll know if you join an addict support group, or go to a psychiatrist, or a psychic, or a mistress. They'll know how many times you've been to the doctor or hospital, and be able to share that with prospective insurers or employers. They'll know when you're secretly job hunting, and will sell your endorsement for job sites to your friends and colleagues -- you'll be revealed.

] how to get out of this mess

] there is still time ..., author provides some guidance on getting off of facebook

[HOW-TO]

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[REFERENCE]

] COMMENTS on hn
] what [facebook] knows about you -

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rjett 6 days ago

All privacy concerns aside, Facebook has had declining utility to me (and my loved ones) over the last few years, which has translated into less and less use by everyone in my network. My news feed from three to five years ago was much more diverse in terms of content and number of people posting. Today, every other post is an ad, and in between are the posts of the remaining power users in my network. I'm not sure if anyone else has had this experience, but I would label the power users as the least common denominators in my network. Thus, my news feed has come to resemble a trashy tabloid magazine more so than a collection of the goings-ons of my network of friends. In my mind's eye, the Facebook ecosystem is like a corrupt, dangerous, almost comic book-like city: A lot of good people may still live there but they only occasionally peak out of the blinds from the protection of their homes and they rarely participate in the community. The streets are filled with trash, and the people running freely on the streets are lunatics and crooked cops. But maybe that's just my wild, childish imagination. I'm a much heavier user of instagram these days, which is probably just like a movie set with sunny skies built within this corrupt ecosystem of Facebook.

varelse 6 days ago

Exactly this...

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