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bsmall2<p>"Researchers recently caught Meta using tactics that one expert called similar to those of digital crooks to secretly compile logs of people’s web browsing on Android devices. No one, including Android owner Google, knew that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram apps were siphoning people’s data through a digital back door for months."<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/06/meta-privacy-facebook-instagram/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/technology/</span><span class="invisible">2025/06/06/meta-privacy-facebook-instagram/</span></a><br> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/MetaPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetaPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/FB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FB</span></a><br>/ HT <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/JeffreyStClair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyStClair</span></a> FB feed...</p>
Paul Theuer<p>🚨 Meta has decided to start training it's AI-models on EU user data 🚨</p><p>To exempt yourself from this:<br>1. Open your email inbox<br>2. Search for an email including "AI at Meta"<br>3. Click object<br>4. Fill out the form (stating a reason for objecting is NOT mandatory) </p><p>5. Spread the warning (especially among your less tech-savvy connections) </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacymatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyGuides</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dataprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/datasecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datasecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetaAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetaAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AITraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AITraining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetaPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetaPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gdpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gdpr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InstagramAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InstagramAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FacebookAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacebookAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsAppAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsAppAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a></p>
Open MIC<p>Meta forces users to either pay for privacy or consent to data mining. The European Commission just decided that this "pay or consent" system is illegal, since it's essentially a false choice.</p><p>Under EU law, Meta could be subject to fines of 10% of global turnover, or 20% "in case of repeated infringement."</p><p><a href="https://loom.ly/OlVyDIg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">loom.ly/OlVyDIg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetaPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetaPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPrivacy</span></a></p>
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