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Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by nonbirithm »

I was surprised to see that Plex is sharing a bunch of interactions with Facebook despite me only signing in with email. They seem to just blindly correlate the email address with whatever Facebook account it points to. There is no mention of Facebook on their privacy page[1]. As a lifetime Plex Pass holder this has damaged my credibility with them.

One of their employees says this is in error[2] so hopefully it will be fixed.

I guess signing in with email is pretty much equivalent to contacting Facebook if this is possible to do.

Besides that there are physical retailers that send data to Facebook even though I don't recall giving them any idea identifying info. I feel powerless since I rely on Messenger for communication with friends, who I've tried and failed to convince to switch elsewhere.

[1] https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/privacy-preferences/

[2] https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-is-plex-sharing-my-activities-w...

Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by reaperducer »

majormajor wrote: post #299
reaperducer wrote: post #294

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The rate a card charges differs from applicant to applicant. Without knowing your credit score, credit history, and other financial information I cannot recommend a card for you.

If you're just talking about interest rate, the trick is to not even have to care about that .

I'm not.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by reaperducer »

brndn wrote: post #266
reaperducer wrote: post #255

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A "savvy" customer has a card that doesn't make them perform a dog and pony show like you describe. A savvy customer's card charges the lowest reasonable rate in order to provide the service. Giving someone money and then feeling all giddy when you get a "reward" later means you've been gamed.

> feeling all giddy when you get a "reward" later means you've been gamed. It doesn't really feel that way as you're flying to Hawaii for free.

It doesn't really feel that way as you're flying to Hawaii for free.

There is no free lunch.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by ben7799 »

I feel like this stuff actually creeps me out more since I deleted my Facebook account. I didn't deactivate, I completely deleted.

I'm near 100% sure they're still trying to track & sell me, but without an account I can't even see it.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by jaywalk »

reaperducer wrote: post #255
philwelch wrote: post #240

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And if you’re a savvy customer you get “cash back rewards” from your credit card, meaning some of the fees just end up coming back to you.

A "savvy" customer has a card that doesn't make them perform a dog and pony show like you describe. A savvy customer's card charges the lowest reasonable rate in order to provide the service. Giving someone money and then feeling all giddy when you get a "reward" later means you've been gamed.

I pay $89/year for my card, which I use for every purchase. I get hundreds if not thousands of dollars in rewards each year, and have never paid a penny in interest.

There's no dog and pony show involved, and I have not been gamed.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by cmroanirgo »

manigandham wrote: post #275
AlexandrB wrote: post #219

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Every profession has challenges. Most of them don’t resort to violating the rights of others to solve those challenges.

What rights are being violated here?

The right of privacy. The right of dominion of ones own affairs. There right to not be harassed by soulless individuals and companies who are 'merely' seeking to gratify their greed.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by decko »

nonbirithm wrote: post #301

I was surprised to see that Plex is sharing a bunch of interactions with Facebook despite me only signing in with email. They seem to just blindly correlate the email address with whatever Facebook account it points to. There is no mention of Facebook on their privacy page[1]. As a lifetime Plex Pass holder this has damaged my credibility with them. One of their employees says this is in error[2] so hopefully it will…

I don't think it's be email (or at least not ONLY email). The page shows a company is sharing my data with Facebook and my email address is different from the one I use with that company.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by r00fus »

dmayle wrote: post #217
dd36 wrote: post #164

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It’s crazy that they do this yet still charge nearly 3%.

They don't charge 3%, they charge about a tenth of a percent (0.11%). What you think of as fees is actually a basket of charges going to different parties. almost 2% goes to your (the purchaser) credit card company to cover the risk of you not paying them, about a percent goes to the store's bank to cover the case when they have to give the money back (either because it was a fraudulent online transaction, or the sto…

With the new "elite" cards that have higher transaction costs that you can't disallow as a merchant, it's becoming more like a tax.

Re: Off-Facebook activity

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Post by mcstafford »

ben7799 wrote: post #305

I feel like this stuff actually creeps me out more since I deleted my Facebook account. I didn't deactivate, I completely deleted. I'm near 100% sure they're still trying to track & sell me, but without an account I can't even see it.

Back when I got rid of my account there wasn't an option to immediately delete an account. It first had to be deactivated, and would supposedly be deleted after a two-week cool-down period.
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