Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
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Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#2I mean.. there's simply no repercussions for these companies, and only rivers of money on the other side. The law is laughably inept at keeping them in check. The titans of Surveillance Capitalism don't need to obey laws. CFOs line-item-ing provisional legal settlement fees as (minor) COGS. And us digital serfs, we simply have no rights. Dumb f*cks, indeed.
Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#3I mean.. there's simply no repercussions for these companies, and only rivers of money on the other side. The law is laughably inept at keeping them in check. The titans of Surveillance Capitalism don't need to obey laws. CFOs line-item-ing provisional legal settlement fees as (minor) COGS. And us digital serfs, we simply have no rights. Dumb f*cks, indeed.
Users gave their data to Flo, and Flo then gave it to Meta. What repercussions do you want for Meta?
Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#4Meta truly is the worst company. In almost everything Meta does, it truly makes the most user-hostile decisions, awful decision, every single time.
Cambridge Analytica The Rohingya Genocide Suppressing Palestinian content during a genocide Damage to teenage (and adult) mental health
Anyway, I mention this because some friends are building a social media alternative to Instagram: https://upscrolled.com, aiming to be pro-user, pro-ethics, and designed for people, not just to make money.
Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#5I mean.. there's simply no repercussions for these companies, and only rivers of money on the other side. The law is laughably inept at keeping them in check. The titans of Surveillance Capitalism don't need to obey laws. CFOs line-item-ing provisional legal settlement fees as (minor) COGS. And us digital serfs, we simply have no rights. Dumb f*cks, indeed.
Users gave their data to Flo, and Flo then gave it to Meta. What repercussions do you want for Meta?
Meta should never have used them. Deeply unethical behaviour
Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#6Whenever you think of a court versus Facebook, imagine one of these mini mice trying to stick it to a polar bear. Or a goblin versus a dragon, or a fly versus an elephant.
These companies are for the most part effectively outside of the law. The only time they feel pressure is when they can lose market share, and there's risk of their platform being blocked in a jurisdiction. That's it.
Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#7I mean.. there's simply no repercussions for these companies, and only rivers of money on the other side. The law is laughably inept at keeping them in check. The titans of Surveillance Capitalism don't need to obey laws. CFOs line-item-ing provisional legal settlement fees as (minor) COGS. And us digital serfs, we simply have no rights. Dumb f*cks, indeed.
Users gave their data to Flo, and Flo then gave it to Meta. What repercussions do you want for Meta?
Buying stolen goods does not mean they're yours because the seller never had any ownership to begin with. The same applies here, just because there's an extra step in the middle doesn't mean that you have any rights to the data.
Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#8I mean.. there's simply no repercussions for these companies, and only rivers of money on the other side. The law is laughably inept at keeping them in check. The titans of Surveillance Capitalism don't need to obey laws. CFOs line-item-ing provisional legal settlement fees as (minor) COGS. And us digital serfs, we simply have no rights. Dumb f*cks, indeed.
Users gave their data to Flo, and Flo then gave it to Meta. What repercussions do you want for Meta?
Some percent of their revenue as fine per case. Only way to scare these companies at this point.
Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#9Whenever you think of a court versus Facebook, imagine one of these mini mice trying to stick it to a polar bear. Or a goblin versus a dragon, or a fly versus an elephant. These companies are for the most part effectively outside of the law. The only time they feel pressure is when they can lose market share, and there's risk of their platform being blocked in a jurisdiction. That's it.
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Re: Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court
#10Don't use apps. It's a simple as that. 95% of the time they are not worth the incredible privacy invasion they impose on users.