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I understand the author's need to vent his spleen, but he should create a second, more black-and-white version that comes off as more credible and is less easily dismissed.
It would be great if this could result in a dedicated page with instructions and templates on how to successfully move through this kafkaesque absurdity. Thanks for the effort already.
"How will this end?"
This will only end me getting my data, obviously.
And thereby giving you a clearer path to get yours.Earlier quoted context omitted.
> What exactly are they afraid of? Exposing the level of detail in the data accumulated. This starts at "opened the messenger app at this location on this date&time" and goes to "visited this Facebook-unrelated website on these times". Having to provide all of this data exposes the detailed profile they're getting on people.
They are only getting what you are giving to them. If you decide to browse the web without uBlock Origin or if you decide to use Android, you know what you're being exposed to.
It's a very interesting web page. But it would be better told without all the sarcasm and invective. I understand the author's need to vent his spleen, but he should create a second, more black-and-white version that comes off as more credible and is less easily dismissed.
You coolly negotiate with business partners; you get pissed off at being screwed with by conmen.
I advise you to contact them in person. Their privacy officers for EU are more or less public people.
It's a very interesting web page. But it would be better told without all the sarcasm and invective. I understand the author's need to vent his spleen, but he should create a second, more black-and-white version that comes off as more credible and is less easily dismissed.
What you are asking for does not seem unreasonable, quite the opposite. What exactly are they afraid of?
Then maybe exposing some of the third party quizzes, VPN's, and privacy apps that have poured more into the data vats. Possibly exposing the third party sources they've bought data from - connecting other data you didn't knowingly provide.
Who knows what else. Maybe they're afraid that once the full picture comes out they simply won't have users.
It's a very interesting web page. But it would be better told without all the sarcasm and invective. I understand the author's need to vent his spleen, but he should create a second, more black-and-white version that comes off as more credible and is less easily dismissed.
> And let’s not pretend that it’s a big cost to you: getting the listed data about a single person is about the simplest query you can write. (Did I mention I’m a data scientist?)
And that particular trait emerges quite a bit throughout the correspondence. Where the author labels things as reasonable, I open the link only to find anything but.
Since the author is happy to put words into Facebook's mouth, I may venture as well that the author was _looking_ to pick a fight.
Who else could wade through the sea of garbage you people produce, retrieve valuable truths and even interpret their meaning for later generations?