Posted on 04/19/2018 5:17:19 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Which is another way to say: They plan to track every one at all times with or without permission.
They probably could whoop his @$$.
Every grocery store in America has a loyalty card program - the info these cards generate is far more valuable than the credit reported info. Example - GIANT’s “BONUS CARD”.
And this kind of data aggregation has been going on LONG before Facebook and long before the internet - it’s just faster, cheaper and more accurate now. Remember - we all wondered why RadioShack always wanted your phone number?
And, websites could always track you - that’s why they had to invent “do not track” features for browsers.
Your comment about Facebook advertising is typical - people just don’t understand how Facebook works.
Facebook advertising is different depending on what format you use to browse Facebook. And there are a few different kind of ads.
1. If you use a computer for FB, with a full HD monitor - there will be paid ads on the right sidebar. How much you see is tied to your text size and your screen resolution.
2. If you are using a phone or tablet, there is no right sidebard, so you see sponsored ads in your feed. These are labeled in light grey “Sponsored.” Often these are delivered based on “Friends who Liked” Your friends Joe & Molly liked Mr Clean - so you might see a Mr Clean ad.
3. On both formats - If you “Like” your local restaurants page - and they post something. That post appears in your feed - that’s an ad!
4. Almost any FB post can become an ad using the “Boost Post” feature - this puts a post in the feeds of friends of friends. For 20 bucks - a post that might organically reach 200 people - now might reach over 2000 people. We use this A LOT - and it’s very effective.
With all of this, you get a pretty powerful backend statistical analysis that describes the effectiveness of the advertising with nice collection of metrics.
These Facebook advertising services available to anyone.
So - consider that, Facebook is allowing YOU to access the tools - they really aren’t selling ANYTHING other than access to their demographic aggregations and advertising services.
NOTE: I say this as a person who is not much of a fan of Facebook - but has to use it professionally.
But lots of mis-info and fear mongering going on regarding FB.
I’m about as concerned about FB as I am my grocery store’s loyalty card.
Cookies were introduced in 1995 in IE2.
Facebook didn’t invent this technology - nor is it exclusive to their platform.
It shouldn’t be a shock that FB sets cookies.
I saw this coming when I signed up for FB and never gave them my real name, phone number or date of birth. The only thing they have on me is an email address that also has false info.
Sounds like a peaceful way to live; I’ve never used Facebook, but my in-laws do to keep in touch with family overseas.
That’s great but - for the most part they are completely uninterested in that information.
That’s not the product.
The “product” is all the stuff you do on other websites. Stuff you buy. Places you visit. Other Social Media and Forum activity. Your ISP. (and here’s where they will know who you really are) That’s the data they aggregate - your name isn’t really that important.
Facebook will likely know that you are using aliases - and that itself becomes a piece of demographic data.
“People who use aliases and fake personal info” becomes a dataset.
I certainly hope, never having gone on Facebook, or registered on Facebook, will give me some protection from being TRACKED anywhere.
They could at least offer a paid version where there would be no ads or tracking. I’ve found paid versions of software to be well worth it.
Me too. If you see anything on FB from Phyllis Anderson, that's me. Except you prolly won't. Other than registering a totally fictitious person, I've never logged into FB. ZUCK SUCKS!
If you’re on the internet you’re tracked. There is no privacy on the net. Facebook, Google and Amazon want that data for various and they get it through various methods. Welcome to the 21st century kids, Arty Knows It All.
I just don’t want that left-wing Zuckerberg to make money he’ll use against America.
As for the ads, sounds like I really have to work hard to see them.
You can sign all rights away. Most rental agreements give up a ton of privacy. As for your arm and leg example ever heard of donating organs? I know a person that’s one kidney shy, donated it to a relative. So no it is NOT illegal for them to take your body parts when you sign them away.
Oh, for the good ol’ days when people used that thang Ross Perot first called “email” on the Larry King Show. Whatever happened to email?
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