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Facebook is a government spying operation
Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:40 am
Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:40 am
I’m not sure if you’ve been reading the news lately regarding Facebook. It appears that Facebook has been harvesting everyone’s data for manipulation by third parties to exploit. It looks like it at least started in 2011 during Obama’s presidential campaign. That’s the earliest I’ve seen it being reported as in use.
It’s been told to me for many years from skeptical people that Facebook and other social media platforms are nothing more than intelligence gathering operations for the government and people trying to exert control over the masses. I think they could have been genuine in the beginning but have since been co-opted by the government.
Assuming this is true, would you delete your Facebook account or other social media accounts? Do this change how you post on those apps/platforms?
Additionally, knowing the government and other malicious actors can intrude your phone/tablet/computer/tv that has a camera and microphone installed, do you feel comfortable knowing that you’ll never know if someone is watching you through your electronic devices?
Also, all your searches on google and yahoo and the like are cached and catalogued and sold to third parties and provided to the government. If you are not comfortable with this, you should use DuckDuckGo.
Does anyone have any other reasonable solutions to avoid living in this constant surveillance state?
It’s been told to me for many years from skeptical people that Facebook and other social media platforms are nothing more than intelligence gathering operations for the government and people trying to exert control over the masses. I think they could have been genuine in the beginning but have since been co-opted by the government.
Assuming this is true, would you delete your Facebook account or other social media accounts? Do this change how you post on those apps/platforms?
Additionally, knowing the government and other malicious actors can intrude your phone/tablet/computer/tv that has a camera and microphone installed, do you feel comfortable knowing that you’ll never know if someone is watching you through your electronic devices?
Also, all your searches on google and yahoo and the like are cached and catalogued and sold to third parties and provided to the government. If you are not comfortable with this, you should use DuckDuckGo.
Does anyone have any other reasonable solutions to avoid living in this constant surveillance state?
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Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:41 am to Lickitty Split
Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:42 am to Lickitty Split
Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:46 am to Lickitty Split
Ohhhhh baby this is gonna be good.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:46 am to Lickitty Split
You dont have to have a facebook account. I dont see anything wrong with the governemnt reading what you post on what amounts to a public website. Dont broadcast your life details if you dont want uncle sam to write them down.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:47 am to Lickitty Split
Usually, I like to have more coffee before I read paranoia.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:03 am to Lickitty Split
I had a client years ago that had a pretty impressive data mining and analytics tool that searched social media for key words based on their client's preferences so that those companies could monitor postings about themselves, target advertise, and all kinds of other uses. The uses described by my client seemed pretty harmless and useful, but I knew that kind of technology could easily be used for just about any kind of monitoring and analysis they wanted.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:03 am to Lickitty Split
If you are going to use it, know that Facebook (and others) is collecting and using you and your kids data. They are also trying to get you and your kids addicted to using it.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:09 am to Lickitty Split
I thought it was just a place for ignorant chatty gossipy women to try to one-up each other?
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:09 am to Lickitty Split
All your grandmas and people that ignored you in high school are going to miss you.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:12 am to Lickitty Split
Yeah it is a little early for all this nonsense. I just find it funny that you post on a public forum about public forums being harmful to our personal lives. If the government wants to track my every move fine, all it amounts to is me working to pay bills, some pornhub searches and random text messages to friends that are harmless. A rule in law enforcement is that if your not guilty then you have nothing to hide. So why worry if your not a terrorist. Cause I'm pretty Damn sure they aren't worried about some one who's got a couple traffic tickets, stole a candy bar, etc in this country.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:13 am to Lickitty Split
Never had a social media account.
Never plan to have one.
Who cares what my family and I are doing? Who cares what other people are doing? Who cares if the government is tracking what people voluntarily post for others to read?
If you want it private, don’t tell anyone.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:13 am to Lickitty Split
The government is mining data on you with or without Facebook.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:16 am to Lickitty Split
Theres a reason why Google, Facebook, etc are free.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:18 am to Lickitty Split
Never had FB so I don’t care much.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:21 am to Lickitty Split
quote:
I’m not sure if you’ve been reading the news lately regarding Facebook. It appears that Facebook has been harvesting everyone’s data for manipulation by third parties to exploit. It looks like it at least started in 2011 during Obama’s presidential campaign. That’s the earliest I’ve seen it being reported as in use.
It’s been told to me for many years from skeptical people that Facebook and other social media platforms are nothing more than intelligence gathering operations for the government and people trying to exert control over the masses. I think they could have been genuine in the beginning but have since been co-opted by the government.
Assuming this is true, would you delete your Facebook account or other social media accounts? Do this change how you post on those apps/platforms?
Additionally, knowing the government and other malicious actors can intrude your phone/tablet/computer/tv that has a camera and microphone installed, do you feel comfortable knowing that you’ll never know if someone is watching you through your electronic devices?
Also, all your searches on google and yahoo and the like are cached and catalogued and sold to third parties and provided to the government. If you are not comfortable with this, you should use DuckDuckGo.
Does anyone have any other reasonable solutions to avoid living in this constant surveillance state?
Subtle advertisement is not so subtle.
I suggest reviewing the TOS.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:27 am to Lickitty Split
Queen Maxine was bragging back then about how Obama had a data grabbing machine like no one has ever seen, but sure, let's see tinfoil hat pictures.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:29 am to Lickitty Split
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Also, all your searches on google and yahoo and the like are cached and catalogued and sold to third parties and provided to the government. I
Well they better get ready for a lot of porn searches. A Lot.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:43 am to Lickitty Split
Oh no! The CIA is gonna know what your favorite flavor of geritol is!
Maybe if you old timers wouldn't have gotten on there people would still use it
Maybe if you old timers wouldn't have gotten on there people would still use it
Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:44 am to Lickitty Split
But I really need to like and share this photo of Jesus if I really believe.
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