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Chico Man

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5. Data slurping is the FB business model

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2018, 06:36 AM

Mar 2018

Every user agrees to it when they sign up. It’s not some kind of public utility. I think it’s dying a slow death as the novelty of rabid social media fades away.

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Fed up with Facebook data slurping? Firefox has a cunning plan [View all] steve2470 Mar 2018 OP

Have the browser go to random sites continuously. Make a needlestack Freelancer Mar 2018 #1

What should happen duforsure Mar 2018 #2

I wonder if people would actually pay, say, $1 or $2 a month for "no spying" Facebook ? steve2470 Mar 2018 #3

Possibly Chico Man Mar 2018 #4

Data slurping is the FB business model Chico Man Mar 2018 #5

Firefox + this add-on good solution Mike Niendorff Mar 2018 #6

I just downloaded it... Historic NY Mar 2018 #8

Didn't social media plugin blockers work? BadgerKid Mar 2018 #7