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Re: Check if your data was shared with Cambridge analytica FB check tool

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What’s funny about this whole thing is that nobody really cares that their own data may have been accessed by CA, they are just angry that other people, meaning gullible Trump supporters, may have been affected.

Something to consider is that your view might not be as widespread as you think.

It's certainly not a common view among people that I know. My view is probably the other extreme from your view in that I don't have a Facebook account for exactly this type of reason.

Re: Check if your data was shared with Cambridge analytica FB check tool

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What’s funny about this whole thing is that nobody really cares that their own data may have been accessed by CA, they are just angry that other people, meaning gullible Trump supporters, may have been affected.

I care! And I would care even more if they had my real phone number, birthday, or home town. They still have my real name, college email address, actual friends and family. And photos. I'm actually pretty skeptical that Trump supporters were triggered to vote against their interests because of some crap they saw on Facebook.

Re: Check if your data was shared with Cambridge analytica FB check tool

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post #2

What’s funny about this whole thing is that nobody really cares that their own data may have been accessed by CA, they are just angry that other people, meaning gullible Trump supporters, may have been affected.

So nobody (well, no real people anyway) are actually (gullible or not) Trump supporters?

Re: Check if your data was shared with Cambridge analytica FB check tool

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What about those of us that actually deleted Facebook after the scandal? How are we supposed to check if our data was shared with CA if Facebook requires you to be logged in to check?

If Facebook purged your information, how could they verify your identity? They don’t want to provide the ability to check if an arbitrary person was leaked, because that has its own privacy issues. So in this context I wonder what you expect them to do.

Re: Check if your data was shared with Cambridge analytica FB check tool

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What about those of us that actually deleted Facebook after the scandal? How are we supposed to check if our data was shared with CA if Facebook requires you to be logged in to check?

Yeah I am interested, but deleted my account a few weeks ago :(
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