How much of your information the likes of Facebook and Google store about you

[rickyb]

Why?

because we have no privacy and therefore less freedom. i dont want to live in a society where people have to self censor; theres already enough of that!

 

[Old Man Jingles]

because we have no privacy and therefore less freedom. i dont want to live in a society where people have to self censor; theres already enough of that!

If that is a concern, then don’t use Facebook.

 

[oldngray]

If that is a concern, then don’t use Facebook.

There is also the issue of facebook collecting data on people who don't even have facebook accounts and have no option to supposedly be able to delete all personal info. If someone you have contact with has an account data will also be mined about you.

 

[It will be fine]

If that is a concern, then don’t use Facebook.

That doesn't really work when you understand every company is mining data. Don't like it? Don't use google! Not really practical in today's society.

 

[rickyb]

That doesn't really work when you understand every company is mining data. Don't like it? Don't use google! Not really practical in today's society.

yea i just dont think most people understand the extent to which their data is being sucked up, whos getting ahold of it, or the implications of that.

alot of people have problems even using the internet; it shouldnt be a vacuum.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

That doesn't really work when you understand every company is mining data. Don't like it? Don't use google! Not really practical in today's society.

There are search engines that actually protect your personal info.

@cheryl,
What’s the one you use?

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

That doesn't really work when you understand every company is mining data. Don't like it? Don't use google! Not really practical in today's society.

You don't have privacy in public. Social media, and most of the internet is pretty much public now.

 

[It will be fine]

There are search engines that actually protect your personal info.

@cheryl,
What’s the one you use?

Your ISP is tracking data too, so is every device you use to get to the "safe" search engine.

 

[cheryl]

There are search engines that actually protect your personal info.

@cheryl,
What’s the one you use?

Firefox. Private Browser with extra tracking protection | Download Firefox

For searches I use duckduckgo DuckDuckGo Privacy

For DNS I use cloudflare instead of my ISP https://1.1.1.1/

 

[cheryl]

 

[Old Man Jingles]

Firefox. Private Browser with extra tracking protection | Download Firefox

For searches I use duckduckgo DuckDuckGo Privacy

For DNS I use cloudflare instead of my ISP 1.1.1.1 — the Internet’s Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver

Thanks Cheryl.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

Your ISP is tracking data too, so is every device you use to get to the "safe" search engine.

Geez! It’s like talking to my wife ... you ever have any positive thoughts?

 

[BrownArmy]

This.

Congress straight up failed in its ‘interrogation’ of marky-mark.

He danced around all the questions, but more importantly, there were very few serious questions asked, and Congress basically showed their complete lack of knowledge about the subject.

And, now the circus is over, does anyone think that realistic and needed change will occur?

Nope, so many distractions:

P90X isn’t running for re-election, we’re revisiting the question of ‘under what authority can Prez X bomb country Z’, FBI-Cohen-Stormy-Manafort nonsense, etc.

Fancy hearings, I don’t see much realistic and/or substantive change.

Zuckerberg: 1
Congress: 0

 

[cheryl]

This.

Congress straight up failed in its ‘interrogation’ of marky-mark.

He danced around all the questions, but more importantly, there were very few serious questions asked, and Congress basically showed their complete lack of knowledge about the subject.

And, now the circus is over, does anyone think that realistic and needed change will occur?

Nope, so many distractions:

P90X isn’t running for re-election, we’re revisiting the question of ‘under what authority can Prez X bomb country Z’, FBI-Cohen-Stormy-Manafort nonsense, etc.

Fancy hearings, I don’t see much realistic and/or substantive change.

Zuckerberg: 1
Congress: 0

Yeah, it was bad. Yesterday it was mostly people that have no idea how the internet works. At least from the little we bothered to watch.

We watched a couple of hours yesterday. Today a half hour or so today. Same bs answers from zuckerberg that we saw today, but from what I've read many more participants had better questions.

 

[BrownArmy]

There was a smallish part of me that sided with Zuckerberg at times, simply because some of the questions put to him were so absurd/rambling/trying to make a point that was essentially invalid by actual facts, etc.

Again, I don’t see much changing anytime soon. I was intrigued by the European data privacy laws that will go into effect...soon?

Car-makers just go with California standards because it’s easier/simpler/neater than making several different versions of whatever car...

I wasn’t clear whether the European laws would effect Facebook in the same way.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

You don't have privacy in public. Social media, and most of the internet is pretty much public now.

This is exactly why my daughter is so adamant that she (or anyone else) not put anything about my two grandchildren online, no matter how harmless I may think the posts may be.

 

[oldngray]

This.

Congress straight up failed in its ‘interrogation’ of marky-mark.

He danced around all the questions, but more importantly, there were very few serious questions asked, and Congress basically showed their complete lack of knowledge about the subject.

And, now the circus is over, does anyone think that realistic and needed change will occur?

Nope, so many distractions:

P90X isn’t running for re-election, we’re revisiting the question of ‘under what authority can Prez X bomb country Z’, FBI-Cohen-Stormy-Manafort nonsense, etc.

Fancy hearings, I don’t see much realistic and/or substantive change.

Zuckerberg: 1
Congress: 0

All it was ever about was being a big show to score political points. Nobody expected straight answers from Zuckerberg. It did show what a weasel he is though.

 

[oldngray]

Facebook Is Tracking Me Even Though I’m Not on Facebook

 

[It will be fine]

Geez! It’s like talking to my wife ... you ever have any positive thoughts?

The point is there's always someone watching. Try all you want to stay hidden, without becoming a total Luddite your data will be collected.

 

[vantexan]

This.

Congress straight up failed in its ‘interrogation’ of marky-mark.

He danced around all the questions, but more importantly, there were very few serious questions asked, and Congress basically showed their complete lack of knowledge about the subject.

And, now the circus is over, does anyone think that realistic and needed change will occur?

Nope, so many distractions:

P90X isn’t running for re-election, we’re revisiting the question of ‘under what authority can Prez X bomb country Z’, FBI-Cohen-Stormy-Manafort nonsense, etc.

Fancy hearings, I don’t see much realistic and/or substantive change.

Zuckerberg: 1
Congress: 0

Ted Cruz did a good job pointing out the political bias on Facebook.