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Month: May 2018

Why is this even considered news? A social media post about an idiot store clerk?

Why is this even considered news? A social media post about an idiot store clerk?

This is a news story about … a social media post … describing an idiot store clerk. GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) – A Gresham woman’s post about a grocery store clerk’s behavior is going viral this week. Source: Cashier shames woman for WIC card usage in grocery store: ‘They keep getting handouts’ | KATU In other news today, Tommy yelled at Susie on the playground this afternoon, and their friends posted photos on social media! The purpose of this “news” is…

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Heh: #Facebook dating algorithm to find the perfect match for your carefully curated online persona – The Beaverton

Heh: #Facebook dating algorithm to find the perfect match for your carefully curated online persona – The Beaverton

SILICON VALLEY – Taking a break from helping the Russian government tamper with American elections, Facebook has pivoted into the dating sphere, utilizing their infamous data collection to facilitate romance. The new date-matching service promises to outperform popular apps such as Tinder by carefully analyzing the idealized self-portrait that users present and matching them with […] Source: Facebook dating algorithm to find the perfect match for your carefully curated online persona – The Beaverton Satire, if you need to be…

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#Facebook accused of conducting mass surveillance through its apps

#Facebook accused of conducting mass surveillance through its apps

Company gathered data from texts and photos of users and their friends, court case claims Source: Facebook accused of conducting mass surveillance through its apps | Technology | The Guardian There is much more on these allegations here saying that Facebook executives, up to Zuckerberg, intentionally set up schemes to grab as much user data – including from their unsuspecting friends – as possible. This included reading the texts sent by friends, and accessing photos on your phone that were never…

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Wow – #Amazon devices record audio inside your home and send to random contacts #privacy #spying

Wow – #Amazon devices record audio inside your home and send to random contacts #privacy #spying

Amazon has voiced activated Smart Home products that enable you to order items, control lights and so on, by voice. A woman in Portland found private conversations inside their home were recorded by the Amazon devices – and forwarded to someone in Seattle. Amazon has confirmed the behavior and has apologized. The 21st century is turning out to be the century of global, 24 x 7 surveillance and the loss of all privacy. Woman says her Amazon devices recorded privacy…

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Social media platforms all became swamps of propaganda

Social media platforms all became swamps of propaganda

So glad I spotted all this propaganda focused crap on social media long before everyone else noticed: Those services included infiltrating target audiences with elaborately crafted social-media personas and spreading misleading information through websites meant to mimic news portals, according to interviews and PSY Group documents seen by Bloomberg News. Source: Mueller Asked About Money Flows to Israeli Social-Media Firm, Source Says – Bloomberg Social media is a global surveillance and propaganda platform.