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The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal. This is how Facebook works. -- (link)

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Mar 20 '18, 11:07

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It is easy to be misled into believing that the Cambridge Analytica story is about rogue data miners taking advantage of an innocent Facebook. (www.independent.co.uk)

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I've heard that previous election Obama used Cambridge anals....how are they different from focus groups (except massive numbers) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 11:22 3
- heh heh. anals -- nm - just oblique Mar 20, 11:31
- Not exactly. - znufrii Mar 20, 11:27
- Some abbreviations just don't work -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 11:24
Facebook said it violated their terms of service. - mara Mar 20, 11:17 14
- So, the company that has - Strongbad Mar 20, 11:34 12
  - I've seen literally no one advance the idea that Facebook is an innocent victim here. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 12:12 5
    - It seems to me that people are much angrier at Facebook than CA at this point. nm - Dignan Mar 20, 12:21 3
      - I just don't get it then. - Strongbad Mar 20, 12:27 1
        
        This rings true on one level, but they have also made certain representations as to how user data is handled and/or protected. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 20, 12:31
      - Yes. Because over half the country doesn't know what CA is or cares what it is. -- nm - Jovian Mar 20, 12:23
    - You're correct, I haven't seen any of that here. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 12:20
  - I thought your point is that it *isn't* a scandal? Why do you sound so scandalized? -- nm - mara Mar 20, 11:51 5
    - The “scandal” is that fb has been getting away with this as SOP for so long without adequate guarantees of oversight regarding the use of their data. -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:02 1
      - Also that CA might also have provided another vector for Russian influence. -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:04
    - You're right, I should stop talking about it. - Strongbad Mar 20, 11:58 2
      - It's weird when you do this. -- nm - David Mar 20, 12:12 1
        
        I'm a weird guy. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 12:19
- Both things are true. This is how FB works and the researcher lying about his purpose is a convenient copout for FB -- nm* - ty97 Mar 20, 11:21
¿ por que no los dos? -- nm* - Reagen Mar 20, 11:14
Mmmhmm/ -- nm - David Mar 20, 11:12
I certainly don’t believe that Facebook is innocent at all. - znufrii Mar 20, 11:11

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