thankfully…
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This is an interesting podcast about the evolution of privacy and control of personal data going back to the early days of the web with a developer who’s come up with an app for extracting data from Facebook in an effort to reverse engineer its graph. All the way through I was thinking about the fit with SAFE and more particularly Solid / RDF, which indeed comes up around 60 mins (mentioned in the past tense). I think you’ll find it interesting @happybeing
The host Jamie King created Steal this Film which apperently is one of the most downloaded documentaries ever (can’t say I’ve head of it mind). Anyway well worth a listen IMHO.
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That was a very enjoyable and informative podcast. I have a facebook account but haven’t used it in years. I recently unfortunately installed their messenger app as that is the only way to contact many people I know.
I am installing the Spring app (android play store), from the podcast made by Bitmark, to see who facebook thinks I am and what info they are selling to advertisors.
Thanks for sharing.
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I must have a look at this. Thank you
Good find @Haigha, worthy of its own topic:
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No no no I insist. You posted the link!
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I’m glad you enjoyed the podcast - I thought it was very well put together and intelligently argued.
One thing I hadn’t thought about so much was how Facebook are bamboozling their advertisers as to the effectiveness of its targeting. Because its workings are so opaque and the provenance of the information so unclear, a massive amount of the traffic is almost certainly fake (click farms, bots etc). So they’re perpetrating a gigantic con trick on their paying customers, in addition to the more familiar abuse of personal data.
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OK 50/50 
I have been trying to get my friends off fb for years but, no one ever listens to me 
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I’ve made sure my son doesn’t create an account. So far he’s listened to me (or so he says). Actually I think kids think it’s uncool these days anyway. I’ve gone so far as to completely block it from my Windows PC by blacklisting it in the hosts file.
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I have had to reinstate my account as it is the preferred contact method amongst our multi-continent extended family … mixed feelings about this but at times like these its probably best not to act the angry privacy geek when folk just want to know how everyone is (or isnt) coping.
Must admit to enjoying the lessons in mixology from my very pissed cousins in rural Ontariio…
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I mostly think so too. It seems a decent amount of kids just prefer gaming chats and discord. I tell my kids that most social media is occupied by sycophants or hate spewing scum bags anyways so it’s not worth their time. Haven’t shown any interest so I am pleased.
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A thrilling follow up to the rigged (don’t take my word for it, look at the ‘fumbled’ placing of the bowl and make up your own mind) food race. Great to see young talent shining through. A thoroughly justified win. Well done Mabel!
https://twitter.com/MrAndrewCotter/status/1248313303270596610
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My expert prediction: “expert” will soon become an expletive, possibly replacing “fucking” and “shitty” and others: “Keep your expert advice, you son of an expert!”
These and similar idiots are behind too many lives lost.
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