Friday, April 06, 2018
Why shocking?
ZH is shocked by this:
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says that while Facebook doesn't sell or give away its users' information (it just allows third party apps to do that), the company still "depends on your data," and if users wanted to completely opt out of all of the platform's data-driven advertising, they would have to pay for it.What's shocking? If you want to be the customer, pay. If you want to be the product, don't pay. Better question: Will FB actually treat you differently when you do pay? I'd say the chance is somewhere between 0.00000% and 0.00000000000000000%. Just like the fake "turnoff" controls in Windows 10, the "turnoff" or "opt-out" will be fake. You'll pay for the illusion of turning a switch, but there are no wires connected to the switch. ¶ 7:07 AM
