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sunonmars

(8,656 posts) Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:20 PM Mar 2018

BREAKING: Facebook WAS inside Cambridge Analytica's office but have now "stood down"

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BREAKING: Facebook WAS inside Cambridge Analytica's office but have now "stood down" (Original Post) sunonmars Mar 2018 OP

Deleting data! Johnny2X2X Mar 2018 #1

I guess Fb thought they would sneak in and got caught and the optics now are horrible for them sunonmars Mar 2018 #2

Facebook equals Skeevy. dchill Mar 2018 #3

FB are in this up to their necks. Reputation will be dead. sunonmars Mar 2018 #4

It already is. To me and the Dow, anyway. dchill Mar 2018 #6

Yep. Mark Zuckermen and Sheryl Sandberg (selling rich whites Lean-In) are both untrustworthy people. TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #16

Good n/t TubbersUK Mar 2018 #5

What does that mean, I wonder. Squinch Mar 2018 #7

it means FB got caught sneaking in the backdoor and were exposed. sunonmars Mar 2018 #8

They had people working in trump(R) tower too. It was all kind of like a big square dance. Squinch Mar 2018 #11

Wondering the same backtoblue Mar 2018 #9

"...have now "stood down."" Iggo Mar 2018 #10

Make no bones, FB were going in there to scrub, like cockroaches, they didnt like the sunlight. sunonmars Mar 2018 #12

Absolutely agree! peggysue2 Mar 2018 #15

I just deleted my FB account central scrutinizer Mar 2018 #13

Breaking: Shortage of popcorn in UK & US MelissaB Mar 2018 #14

amazing. this says nothing really but let's get all exscited without supporting facts. nt msongs Mar 2018 #17

And Zuckster was gonna run for President. Purely coincidental I'm sure. MrsCoffee Mar 2018 #18

These MFers think that they're above the law. Maven Mar 2018 #19

Johnny2X2X

(19,021 posts)

1. Deleting data!

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:21 PM

Mar 2018

Facebook destroying evidence, if they did those responsible at Facebook should be jailed.

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

2. I guess Fb thought they would sneak in and got caught and the optics now are horrible for them

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:22 PM

Mar 2018

dchill

(38,464 posts)

3. Facebook equals Skeevy.

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:23 PM

Mar 2018

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

4. FB are in this up to their necks. Reputation will be dead.

Reply to dchill (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:25 PM

Mar 2018

dchill

(38,464 posts)

6. It already is. To me and the Dow, anyway.

Reply to sunonmars (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:28 PM

Mar 2018

TheBlackAdder

(28,181 posts)

16. Yep. Mark Zuckermen and Sheryl Sandberg (selling rich whites Lean-In) are both untrustworthy people.

Reply to dchill (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:58 PM

Mar 2018

TubbersUK

(1,439 posts)

5. Good n/t

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:25 PM

Mar 2018

Squinch

(50,935 posts)

7. What does that mean, I wonder.

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:32 PM

Mar 2018

Standing down? Does that mean that no one has those 50 million psych profiles that identified users' areas of "neurotic" and "paranoid" vulnerability?

And have they said anything about the fact they knew that CA was doing this back to 2015?

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

8. it means FB got caught sneaking in the backdoor and were exposed.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:33 PM

Mar 2018

Squinch

(50,935 posts)

11. They had people working in trump(R) tower too. It was all kind of like a big square dance.

Reply to sunonmars (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:35 PM

Mar 2018

In which they danced all over FB users' heads.

backtoblue

(11,343 posts)

9. Wondering the same

Reply to Squinch (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:33 PM

Mar 2018

Stand down? Wth does that mean

Iggo

(47,546 posts)

10. "...have now "stood down.""

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:35 PM

Mar 2018

Meaning: They got caught, so they stopped.

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

12. Make no bones, FB were going in there to scrub, like cockroaches, they didnt like the sunlight.

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:36 PM

Mar 2018

peggysue2

(10,828 posts)

15. Absolutely agree!

Reply to sunonmars (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:41 PM

Mar 2018

They're scrambling now, trying to cover their tracks.

Too late.

central scrutinizer

(11,642 posts)

13. I just deleted my FB account

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:36 PM

Mar 2018

Rarely looked at it anyway but now buh-bye assholes.

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

14. Breaking: Shortage of popcorn in UK & US

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:41 PM

Mar 2018

I can't wait to see how this plays out.

msongs

(67,381 posts)

17. amazing. this says nothing really but let's get all exscited without supporting facts. nt

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 06:09 PM

Mar 2018

MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)

18. And Zuckster was gonna run for President. Purely coincidental I'm sure.

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 06:11 PM

Mar 2018

Maven

(10,533 posts)

19. These MFers think that they're above the law.

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 06:34 PM

Mar 2018

The UK authorities will show them otherwise, I'm sure.

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