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[–] [email protected] 91 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Meta is still on a whole other level when it comes to data privacy.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Gee are you implying that storing passwords in plaintext is a bad thing? /s

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That's security, not privacy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

That's security, not privacy.

helenslunch - the slayer of untruths

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How much privacy do you have when someone has your account password?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago

You have none, because your security has been compromised. This is a flaw. Poor privacy is intentional.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm still pissed off that I've never had a facebook. I never gave them any info about me. I gave them no reason to have a profile on me.

Yet because OTHER people have facebook, they know my name, my address, my phone number. I don't know if they can identify me in pictures that other people post, but it wouldn't surprise me.

That shouldn't be allowed. I did not consent.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Correct. And the same is true for the mobile phones, carriers, and a slew of apps that all look at contacts. They know who you are and who your friends and family are.