What Lies Beneath: Facebook Knows More Than User Data
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People have been saying this for years - the main thing I recall was people talking about pet food. They are just talking about it to someone.. and next thing they know - they see ads for it.
Of course, until now, everyone just blew it off as coincidence.
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My wife swears that her Facebook app hears her talking.
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For anyone interested, I use an app called FaceSlim that is sandbox wrapper around facebook, but still lets you use features like messenger and completely blocks all ads.
I didn't have a choice when I de-Googlized, and I have honestly never been happier getting off Google and Facebook 100%.
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@popester I also know people who have experienced this. It's absolutely creepy.
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Mark Z. initial stance on privacy at Facebook is a comical viewing.
Considering his about-face about a year later (starts at 2:30 into this one)
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@irj What are you using for a phone?
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I dont use FB anymore, not in many years. I got a new phone recently; I find it interesting that you cant actually remove the FB app from newer phones.
All i can do on my MotoE4 is disable it. Every other application on the phone can be uninstalled. -
@momurda said in What Lies Beneath: Facebook Knows More Than User Data:
I dont use FB anymore, not in many years. I got a new phone recently; I find it interesting that you cant actually remove the FB app from newer phones.
That's got to be an issue with your carrier image. Android and iOS will let you remove it, and don't have it by default.
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@momurda said in What Lies Beneath: Facebook Knows More Than User Data:
All i can do on my MotoE4 is disable it. Every other application on the phone can be uninstalled.
Not to self, avoid Moto phones! Damn that's horrible.
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Oh wait, that's a Lenovo product. That would explain why there is spyware that can't be removed. That totally mimics everything we know about Lenovo. Honestly, FB is the least of your worries there.
