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Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

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Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

#101
post #55

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Roads are pretty benign, and they don't steal your location data and store it in their database

I hate to break it to you but the state police and most toll road authorities have put an entire network of cameras on every major interstate and road system to be able to track cars.

I don't live in America :P

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

#102
I wonder how many people who write about big brother and 1984, have actually read the book.

Because I live a life without facebook.

In 1984 there was no opt-out - full violent dominant controll, all the time. Also over the thoughts.

We are maybe beeing spied on a lot, by many different organizations - but I am not going to torture/brainwashed camp, because I THINK xxx is bad. I can also say it.

So continue to criticize bad things, but maybe with a little bit less alarmism/hystery ... thanks.

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

#103
post #84

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I hate to break it to you but the state police and most toll road authorities have put an entire network of cameras on every major interstate and road system to be able to track cars.

If that were true would there still be a need for amber alert?

Yes because cameras do not cover all parts of every road.

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

#106
post #101

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I hate to break it to you but the state police and most toll road authorities have put an entire network of cameras on every major interstate and road system to be able to track cars.

I don't live in America :P

Most developed countries have similar systems in place. Heck, I'd wager that the US is lagging behind other countries in this area, primarily due to its size.

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

#107
post #98
post #35

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Facebook is like a Casino. They'll try to maneuver to keep you engaged and contain you in their bubble. However, if you're able to leave or cut your usage, they extend no influence whatsoever. (Don't have mobile apps installed, block their trackers, don't use Facebook login, etc) There are lots of ways to communicate outside of Facebook, including other messaging apps that help you form social networks outside of it.…

> However, if you're able to leave or cut your usage, they extend no influence whatsoever. My friends often upload pictures of me, tagged with GPS coordinates and user; And even though most have stopped tagging me (as I have asked), Facebook often does offer them to tag me, which means that Facebook has enough pictures of me to identify me in random pictures (even though I never uploaded a single one myself). Google…

When you upload photos to Facebook as part of an album, my experience is it doesn't even ask: it just goes ahead and tags people it recognizes, and it even sends them a push notification that you did that even before you click "save" on the album (it even attempts to live synchronize the text you are typing as the album description, which is insane).

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

#108

I wonder how many people who write about big brother and 1984, have actually read the book. Because I live a life without facebook. In 1984 there was no opt-out - full violent dominant controll, all the time. Also over the thoughts. We are maybe beeing spied on a lot, by many different organizations - but I am not going to torture/brainwashed camp, because I THINK xxx is bad. I can also say it. So continue to critici…

But how much does facebook know abiut you?

* photos amd comtact info uploaded by friends * tracking scripts all over the web * any datasets they may purchase to make correlations

I'llbet they have a lot more on you than you think.

Re: Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook

#110
post #76

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Would you not consider shadow profiles a form of imprisonment? Perhaps not quite as strong as voluntarily giving heaps of information, but still a rich source of data on people who do not use Facebook.

About a month ago I started to receive Facebook notifications from people that I know. I am not on Facebook.

If you are not on Facebook, how do you get the notifications?
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