Facebook can hear you

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:56 pm

App listens to you and posts what you're doing.

In what fantasy world do they exist where they think people would want this "feature"?

Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 5:46 pm

The one thing I learned when people started live streaming their lives is that most lives are boring, but that some people want to share everything regardless.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:18 pm

But what percentage of folks would you say are live streaming their lives?

Wouldn't you think that someone on the FB development team might say, "Hey, maybe we should allow this feature to be turned off if they don't want it?"

Post by **TPRJones** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:30 pm

Wouldn't you think that someone on the FB development team might say, "Hey, maybe we should allow this feature to be turned off if they don't want it?"

Have you not been paying attention? Zuckerburg says there is no more need for privacy of any sort so no one would want to turn it off.

Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:38 pm

Leisher wrote:Wouldn't you think that someone on the FB development team might say, "Hey, maybe we should allow this feature to be turned off if they don't want it?"

Ummm.... they did.

The opt-in feature has many users creeped out

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:07 am

Facebook also records those posts that you decide not to submit.

Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:48 am

Paul wrote:Facebook also records those posts that you decide not to submit.

Facebook does not necessarily record it. It does an HTTP POST of the data, meaning it COULD record it. It's my understanding FB does a lot of processing of posts (video lookups, img lookups, etc) to process the post. That doesn't mean FB keeps it.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:57 am

You're too trusting.

Post by **Vince** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:08 pm

I'm sure they keep it and use it. One way to test it would be to continuously type in a product you've never used or desired or researched and see if you start getting targeted ads for said product.

If it's of use to their client, then they'll use it.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:34 pm

Vince wrote:If <s>it's of use to their client</s> they can make money with it, then they'll use it.

Fixed.

Post by **Vince** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:11 pm

That's what I said.

People that use Facebook and Google think that they're the customers. They aren't. They're the product. They're being sold to the customers.