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@sonicJazzMonkey I'm not sure, but they have put their AI Assistant into WhatsApp... And their businesses model is #datarape..... So....
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Tell Meta to leave your data alone:
https://wwwdot.org/?ref=dispatch.the-citizens.com
After Tanya O'Carrol's landmark victory over #Meta, this is your chance to do the same!
Let's do this at scale - it's easy 
wwwdot.orgHands Off My Data | Ekō
A win for #privacy against #Meta and a loss for #surveillancecapitalism
It does not set legal precedent but it's a win nonetheless!
Coupled with #MaxSchrems case that beat Meta last year, https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-meta-must-minimise-use-personal-data-ads-0
Things are starting to move in the right direction.
It's mind boggling that Schrems' case took 10 YEARS to conclude 
The power imbalance is ridiculous with #bigtech
TechCrunch · Meta settles UK 'right to object to ad-tracking' lawsuit by agreeing not to track plaintiff | TechCrunchA human rights campaigner, Tanya O'Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. The agreement
I'll post this periodically in case anyone missed their chance to STOP THE #CREEPY
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/713456
Please sign if you're either a British citizen or resident.
Petitions - UK Government and ParliamentPetition: Ban behavioural data extraction for advertisingBan the extraction of peoples behavioural data for advertising purposes. This extraction can happen on most internet-connected devices 24/7. Data is sold through Real Time Bidding (RTB) system which is easily accessible and data may be de-anonymised. We think fines show GDPR may not be adhered to.
A passage from the intro to the book Don't Be Evil, by ft.com journalist #RanaForoohar
She knows finance, and she follows the money.
So if you're on the fence about why #bigtech got so powerful, via #surveillancecapitalism - for example you think some who've written on the subject might be prone to conspiracy theories - then take it as read from this highly intelligent and qualified financial investigative journalist.
Even though it's *just* your metadata, it's still #datarape
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@alderik ooooh good find! I didn't realise they'd done an updated version of this study (they did one back in 2021).
This is great - everyone needs to know the creepy, non-consentual extent of #surveillancecapitalism and the fact that the #metadata taken is plenty enough to build an accurate profile on you. They don't need your actual content, just the metadata.
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Still think it's safe to use because they encrypt the message contents?
Further evidence that #Microsoft have fully succumbed to #enshittification : they have allowed #Facebook #trackers in their #LinkedIn #android app.
No consent, and people are unwittingly paying into Zuck's #datarape machine, and generally supporting #surveillancecapitalism 
Uninstall it. Use a #webapp or browser shortcut instead.
Check your other apps here: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
I sometimes think that no one cares about online privacy, which makes me really sad, then I read this from @pluralistic - good to know!
https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/07/revealed-preferences/#extinguish-v-improve
So maybe people DO care, but just feel like they can't do much about it?
Stop using #Meta products - they are now stealing your data (all your posts and photos) to train their AI, after a change in privacy policy recently:
https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-urges-11-dpas-immediately-stop-metas-abuse-personal-data-ai
noyb.eunoyb urges 11 DPAs to immediately stop Meta's abuse of personal data for AInoyb urges DPAs in 11 countries to immediately stop Meta's use of personal data for undefined "AI technology"
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@rhtunstall wow 
I've been looking at the new messages to prove your identity and thinking "that is just (somehow) for the benefit of their AI efforts and ultimately for #datarape"
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@shanecelis lol Google INVENTED spying throughout the OS - android and chrome books exist solely for that purpose.
#surveillancecapitalism #datarape
But yeah, there all at it. Big tech gotta go.
What a surprise - #Facebook and #google do not comply.
https://www.mysk.blog/2024/05/03/apple-required-reason-api/
#fuckmeta #meta #surveillancecapitalism #degoogle #fuckzuck #datarape #dataprivacy
MyskDoes Apple's Required Reason API Thwart Fingerprinting?Developers should describe their use of required reason API. Google Chrome, Instagram, Spotify, and Threads don't adhere to their declared reasons.
@GrapheneOS would you be able to make a hardened version of Meta's Horizon OS?
What happened to phones with android is happening to VR headsets with Quest, especially now they are opening their OS up to other hardware. With so many sensors on the headsets it's a #privacy nightmare.
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@paka oh 
#surveillancecapitalism and #datarape on the rise again. Google and the FBI be like 
