I actually don’t use any social media. I also prefer to be alone. Definitely not a social person.
that’s what’s great about a forum. I can just disappear when I want.
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that’s what’s great about a forum. I can just disappear when I want.
Well, I thought Google was worse in that, but apparently Facebook is the same.Not enough. You need to wipe all references/pictures/links that your family and friends have made with or about you as well. Then you need to not click on FB like or dislike buttons in websites or reply to a companies Facebook account. This article is from a similar timeframe as an article I linked some comments earlier, but it specifically talks about non users and their complete lack of control over whatever Facebook has collected.
Facebook tracks you even if you’re not a user, and you can’t really do anything about it
We’ve talked about the fact that Facebook is tracking everyone online — even people who choose not to open a Facebook account — long before …www.google.com
At some point in future, humans will realize that they needed to go thru all this technological and virtual kind of living as substitute to real life, back on Earth, back to Nature and to ourselves. We're just not there yet, a bit immature, like kids playing with shiny toys..
That’s fair enough in my eyes, as long as Apple can cut off tracking and they put up the do not track prompt they can encourage all they want and leave it to the user’s prudence
The problem is that we are all too used to getting apps like this for free. A social networking backbone as big as Facebook's costs a lot of money to run. A company isn't going to build all that out of the goodness of their hearts and lose millions of dollars daily running it so that people can share selfies online. Thus, the premise of advertising and specifically, targeted advertising comes into play. You get something for free, and facebook does a lot of "magic" in the background to generate money off people using their service.
For people to all cry fowl now that "I don't want to be tracked but I still want my free service" makes no sense. They would never have existed in the first place without it. Their license agreement clearly states that they perform this tracking which everyone agrees to when making a facebook account. Facebooks biggest mistake was only giving users the option for tracking with free usage, and never allowing for a paid option to use their services.
Privacy is great. But when you get something for "free", you always need to understand what you are giving up in return. I imagine for most people, they would prefer to keep using facebook for free rather than pay for it.
For people to all cry fowl now that "I don't want to be tracked but I still want my free service" makes no sense. They would never have existed in the first place without it. Their license agreement clearly states that they perform this tracking which everyone agrees to when making a facebook account. Facebooks biggest mistake was only giving users the option for tracking with free usage, and never allowing for a paid option to use their services.
Privacy is great. But when you get something for "free", you always need to understand what you are giving up in return. I imagine for most people, they would prefer to keep using facebook for free rather than pay for it.
In order to avoid this, and to delete/destroy my old FaceBook account (I hadn’t logged in, in many years) I took a clean, recently installed mac, I switched off my router, I switched it on to get a new IP (and of course I disconnected all my devices), I logged into FaceBook, asked to close/delete/destroy my account, and then I unplugged the Ethernet cable and changed again my router IP. Obviously that device was
Now I’m happy knowing that my profile is no longer there, even tho I haven’t used FB in many years.
So glad that someone pointed this out. Apple is not immune to this. Anytime you get something for free, you need to give up a little for ads. Otherwise, it probably wouldn't exist.
First, what Facebooks apps? 😀
Also, I never wanted personalized ads. I never wanted any Facebook ads. I already make a point of supporting local small business to the full extent. I don’t need Facebook for that.
Also, I never wanted personalized ads. I never wanted any Facebook ads. I already make a point of supporting local small business to the full extent. I don’t need Facebook for that.
They presumably won’t be allowed to do so, but we will have to see how well Apple enforces this.
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I mean if their jobs depend on the mass harvesting of my online data...yea
I’m nearly a year clean from Facebook but I don’t wanna drop Insta :/ I’m sure they use data in the exact same way. I like being Facebook free but I don’t want to be THAT disconnected. Decisions, decisions...
I swear this move alone will keep me an Apple customer for at least another 5 years. And the fact that Facebook is so dishonest about their business model and total lack of respect for customers—and that they are self-righteously entitled to everyone’s data—ensures I will never, ever use any of their products ever again.
Facebook. So gross.
Facebook. So gross.
They do.
But they still joined prism, its a shame Apple didn't have this energy when they were letting governments spy on their users.
Really this should be changed. If you opt out and a company's services solely exists based on ad revenue, why allow these users to use your service?They presumably won’t be allowed to do so, but we will have to see how well Apple enforces this.
Unpacking Apple's latest iOS14 privacy policy guidance | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
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Sure FB or whatever company can display ads at random, but ad space buyers absolutely are paying more for targeted ad placement.
Their profits grew by over 50% in 2020 and there are billions of people using their services globally. This isn't going to kill their company fgs 🤦♂️
It just means that Facebook will have to charge less for their ads, since they will now presumably be less effective.