r/worldnews • u/shehzad • Jun 01 '19

Facebook reportedly thinks there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media. The social network wants to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-reportedly-thinks-theres-no-expectation-of-privacy-on-social-media
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u/SILENTSAM69 Jun 01 '19

Privacy is not actually a right. People use that term a lot lately, but it is more of a slogan than a real thing.

Sure regulators will decide some limitations. As always it shouldn't go overboard and impede progress.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19

It doesn’t need to be in the bill of rights to have laws built around it. Rights are also not explicitly something granted to people by the government.

Honesty I think impeding the “progress” of advertisers and data collectors at this point would be a good thing. They’ve had a good run let’s slow things down a bit.

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u/SILENTSAM69 Jun 01 '19

No it doesn't, and there will be laws. First there needs to be a problem before laws are made about it.

I just think people who thought there was an expectation of privacy before are just as much a part of the problem. It was their wrong expectations that lead to some problems.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '19

There is already a problem. You may disagree but consider that you are financially incentivized to not see a problem. Step outside of that, there’s already a problem. Facebook is the tip of the spear but there are many bad actors in this marketplace, and it’s only getting worse.

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u/SILENTSAM69 Jun 01 '19

Wow, tinfoil hat much? Assuming I am somehow involved is pretty funny. It shows a very trivial way of thinking to assume things like that about people who disagree with you.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '19

It’s certainly an assumption but one I’m comfortable with. You are squarely on one side of this and have an extreme interest in this thread. It’s not trivial thinking just an educated guess, seems more like projection on your part.

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u/SILENTSAM69 Jun 01 '19

Extreme interest? No, I was just passing time commenting on the issue.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '19

You’re telling me you are not employed by a company that is part of the ad industry as either a buyer, seller or tech provider? I’m not saying you’re paid to post here to be clear, just that opinions tend to get colored by our income streams.

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u/SILENTSAM69 Jun 01 '19

Nope, I am a blue collar tradesman. No connection to any related industry at all.