Archive for March 20th, 2018

OMG: Your private Facebook info isn’t so private …

March 20, 2018

And, to boot, there’s some clear evidence of collusion.
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Loyal readers know that I’m not a big fan of Facebook.

I’m amazed by the amount of sensitive information that people post and, for most, the  lack of interest (or sophistication) in protecting the privacy of that information.

So, I wasn’t surprised when yesterday’s “shocking” headlines started rolling about FB’s massive data breach.

By mid-day, the previous “no big news” climate shifted to near market hysteria

Why?

Bang … a Trump connection headlined in the NY Times:

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In a nutshell, a data outfit called Cambridge Analytica “harvested” the personal information of more than 50 million Facebook users … and fed the information to Trump digital campaigners.

OK, data breaches are bad … it’s horrible to have your private info fall into the wrong hands (i.e. Trump’s)

Hmmm.

But, Trump and his supporters are all Neaderthals, right?

How did they do it … and where did they get the idea?

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