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Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups. | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups. | CNN Business::European consumer rights groups are accusing Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, of carrying out a “massive” and “illegal” operation of collecting data from hundreds of millions of its users in the region.

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[+] [email protected] -23 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I detest meta as much as anyone but the idea it’s legally liable for collecting the data you are actively putting onto it’s sites is idiotic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I detest meta as much as anyone

Mmmmm well, try harder.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

It’s not necessarily the stuff you post, I actually think they don’t give a toss about your shoddy announcement of breakfast or casual whatevers. But they do love to collect your meta-data, to slap some ultra targeted ads right in your drooling facade and sell your profile to other advertisers for lolz and profit. Your IP address, your age and preferences, and the things you really like (for example your clicks on “like” but also your eye movements, your pauses when scrolling) instead of the things you say you like, tracking you across the whole goddamn internet. Also, you don’t need to be on Facebook at all to get tracked and sold (shadow profiles are the absolute shit).

[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago

It's the law though. If you do business in the EU, you can only use data given to you for the exact purpose it was given to you for. If you want to sell it, you have to ask permission.