Facebook is a ‘surveillance company’ rebranded as 'social media'

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Facebook is a ‘surveillance company’ rebranded as 'social media'
By News Desk
Published: March 19, 2018
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Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

Edward Snowden, former National Security Agency contractor, slammed Facebook in a tweet after the social media giant suspended Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm that worked for US President Donald Trump’s campaign.

Facebook accused Cambridge Analytica for not removing data which they collected from tens of million Facebook users, but the former contractor blamed Facebook and other social media firms for being irresponsible, Washington Examiner reported.

“Businesses that make money by collecting and selling detailed records of private lives were once plainly described as ‘surveillance companies,'” Snowden said, adding, “Their rebranding as ‘social media’ is the most successful deception since the Department of War became the Department of Defense.”

Trump campaign harvested data from 50 million Facebook users using Cambridge Analytica, reveal reports

“Facebook makes their money by exploiting and selling intimate details about the private lives of millions, far beyond the scant details you voluntarily post,” Snowden said earlier in the day. “They are not victims. They are accomplices.”

Cambridge Analytica refused to do any wrongdoing on Saturday, stating that they “fully complies” with Facebook’s terms and conditions.

The succeeding pressure resulted lawmaker, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, to call out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Special councel Robert Meuller has been investigation about the connection between the Trump campaign with Russia, reportedly asked Cambridge Analytica to hand over emails from any of its employees who worked for the Trump campaign, to which the firm fulfilled the request

Facebook suspends data analytics firm that worked for Trump campaign

Facebook has promised to bring changes after taking the heat for spreading ‘fake news’.

After leaking a confidential information from the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, Snowden has since been granted asylum in Russia back in 2013.

This article originally appeared on Washington Examiner.

 

[rambro]

Its an open secret.

Anything online and Cloud based are all opened to NSA scrutiny.

 

[gambit]

No one forces anyone to join FB. That is the end of the debate.

Do you need to use a bank? Yes, quite. You NEED to use money, so you must use all sorts of money and finance related devices such as banks, credit, loans, etc. But do you need to broadcast your life to world? The context of 'need' here is that if you do not do or own something, your life will be adversely affected. So do you need to keep in touch with your family and friends via an Internet social media device like FB? No. What is wrong with writing a letter, or make a phone call, or (gasp) visit in person?

No one forces anyone to join FB. That is the end of the debate.

 

[Wolfhunter]

No one forces anyone to join FB. That is the end of the debate.

Do you need to use a bank? Yes, quite. You NEED to use money, so you must use all sorts of money and finance related devices such as banks, credit, loans, etc. But do you need to broadcast your life to world? The context of 'need' here is that if you do not do or own something, your life will be adversely affected. So do you need to keep in touch with your family and friends via an Internet social media device like FB? No. What is wrong with writing a letter, or make a phone call, or (gasp) visit in person?

No one forces anyone to join FB. That is the end of the debate.

Beautiful post! People themselves sign up to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and then complain about invasion of privacy!

 

[Wolfhunter]

Excellent documentary from Channel 4:
https://www.channel4.com/news/cambridge-analytica-and-facebook-the-fallout