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Re: Facebook Dating

#6
I don’t get their strategy. Why are they patching on to Facebook like this? Would this dating feature not be better strategically in Instagram? Facebook is rotten in the minds of users but IG is not yet.

Re: Facebook Dating

#8

And it looks like they're already anticipating your privacy questions: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/09/privacy-matters-dating/

> That means we won’t create a Facebook Dating profile for your account unless you specifically choose to create one.

Does not specify if they will be data mining my profile for dating-related analytics.

> Your Dating activity, such as people you like or pass on, won’t be shared with anyone outside Dating.

What does 'anyone' mean? Do they refer to other users or do they also close the door to advertisers to show you ads based on who you like?

Also, why is Europe outside of the first launch? Does it have anything to do with GDPR? It's just suspicious.

Each time Facebook comes closer to the Black Mirror version of it...

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