▲ 303 ▼ Exposed: Facebook's Corrupt Spyware is Tracking you OFF the platform (monero.town) submitted 2 years ago by ShadowRebel@monero.town to c/technology@beehaw.org 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments From internal leaks within the company as well as external analysis, the tip of the iceberg behind Facebook's spyware empire is exposed. Take a look to better protect yourself when you're not even on the platform: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/facebooks-corrupt-off-platform-surveillance/
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) Telegram, discord, mastadon, signal, session, etc there are too many to list permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Which are all useless if nobody you want to talk to is there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Then simple text or oldschool phonecalls work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Facebook is a passive form of information feed on your family and friends. Phone calls are not a direct analog to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Some would say that is better permalink fedilink source parent [–] jcarax@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago Oh, that's why it was so easy for me. There's nobody I want to talk to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can't switch away from messenger until everyone else does, because a chat app that doesn't actually connect me to the people I want to talk to is worthless to me ---Everyone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lacks a publicly accessible user database. I can't get your info unless we have a mutual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* Which I like, semi aquaintance relationships are just fodder permalink fedilink source parent [–] foo@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago Discord is a giant data hog. It's not a good argument. The thing that Facebook has is momentum and a passive feed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] baggins@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know these are there - I said so in my post. It does not work when others are on FB and will/can not leave for another platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Simply not suitable or practical. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Lol, passive agressive much permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Which are all useless if nobody you want to talk to is there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Then simple text or oldschool phonecalls work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Facebook is a passive form of information feed on your family and friends. Phone calls are not a direct analog to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Some would say that is better permalink fedilink source parent [–] jcarax@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago Oh, that's why it was so easy for me. There's nobody I want to talk to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Then simple text or oldschool phonecalls work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] foo@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Facebook is a passive form of information feed on your family and friends. Phone calls are not a direct analog to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Some would say that is better permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foo@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Facebook is a passive form of information feed on your family and friends. Phone calls are not a direct analog to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Some would say that is better permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Some would say that is better permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jcarax@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago Oh, that's why it was so easy for me. There's nobody I want to talk to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can't switch away from messenger until everyone else does, because a chat app that doesn't actually connect me to the people I want to talk to is worthless to me ---Everyone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lacks a publicly accessible user database. I can't get your info unless we have a mutual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* Which I like, semi aquaintance relationships are just fodder permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lacks a publicly accessible user database. I can't get your info unless we have a mutual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* Which I like, semi aquaintance relationships are just fodder permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lacks a publicly accessible user database. I can't get your info unless we have a mutual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* Which I like, semi aquaintance relationships are just fodder permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* Which I like, semi aquaintance relationships are just fodder permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foo@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago Discord is a giant data hog. It's not a good argument. The thing that Facebook has is momentum and a passive feed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baggins@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know these are there - I said so in my post. It does not work when others are on FB and will/can not leave for another platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Simply not suitable or practical. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Lol, passive agressive much permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Text permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Simply not suitable or practical. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Lol, passive agressive much permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Simply not suitable or practical. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Lol, passive agressive much permalink fedilink source parent