[dba-Tech] Not for the paranoid

[Gustav Brock]

Hi Jim

I thought I knew, but it only becomes worse and worse - it simply surpasses my imagination.

And yes, GDPR is certainly here:

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32001R0045&qid=1439283006325
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

and it was about time. Facebook and Google both prove that. 

/gustav

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jim Lawrence
Sendt: 13. juni 2018 17:34
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Not for the paranoid

Hi Gustav:

It seems a little excessive but we sort of knew that, didn't we? The article is pointing out the obvious and it seems the FB also collects data we might not consider important. Facebook doesn't like anyone else scrapping and using the data that FB is collecting...it could be used for nefarious reasons like what Cambridge Analitica did. Of course, FB has it all, legally and could do far worse and we just have to trust that they wouldn't.

Is it true that Europe has introduced personal rights protection laws?
 
Jim

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From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 7:56:54 AM
Subject: [dba-Tech] Not for the paranoid

Hi all

Unless you are a robot - and Facebook knows that already - the Facebook monster it truly scary.
It is some power of ten worse than you had ever imagined:

http://nordic.businessinsider.com/facebook-reveals-all-the-way-it-tracks-user-behaviour-2018-6/

/gustav