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MineralMan

(146,288 posts) Tue Mar 20, 2018, 10:37 AM Mar 2018

Facebook Highly Values Its Users' Privacy

That value can be measured easily in Dollars. Facebook can sell access to your private information to make Zuckerberg rich. That's why the company places a high value on your privacy and sells as much of it as possible. That's the Facebook business model.

Yay, Facebook!

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Facebook Highly Values Its Users' Privacy (Original Post) MineralMan Mar 2018 OP

Never thought about it much before... dchill Mar 2018 #1

That's OK. He doesn't like you much, either. MineralMan Mar 2018 #2

Sucking up information like an industrial sized vacuum... magicarpet Mar 2018 #3

dchill

(38,474 posts)

1. Never thought about it much before...

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 10:48 AM

Mar 2018

but I'm starting to kinda not like this Zuckerberg dude.

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)

2. That's OK. He doesn't like you much, either.

Reply to dchill (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 10:50 AM

Mar 2018

He just wants your information.

magicarpet

(14,145 posts)

3. Sucking up information like an industrial sized vacuum...

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:29 AM

Mar 2018

.... and then transforming that information into his personal cash cow of unlimited self enrichment. Private personal data handed out to those willing and capable to pay no matter how nefarious their intentions may be.

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