Stupid people ?

[Petrichorwheels]

Cambridge Anal did make it sound like a porno.

Saved me double checking the spelling.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

That's fine, but by then most of the damage has been done. If you visit a website, FB will pick up the cookies from where you've been in that browsing session. While you're on FB it's tracking what ads you're reading. Not just ads, but "Suggested for you" posts. It's tracking how long you spend looking at different posts (especially the paid advertisers). Even if you don't click on one it knows if you paused scrolling for a few seconds to look at it, so it attracted your attention. Whether you're using a mobile device or a PC, it's linking all that stuff with anything else it can glean from that device. How careful are you with what permissions you've given various apps? I'm sure you would be horrified with what these companies already know about you. I'm not just singling out FB here, Google are just as bad possibly worse. If you've got an Android phone you've probably given google the keys to your kingdom. I won't have an Android phone and I won't have Alexa or similar voice assistants in the house.

Even cyclechat insists on some mysterious (to me) third party permissions in order to work its wonders. Can anyone point me at a bit of here which in clear language tells us what it's collecting? I happen to know that those in power have snooped on IP addresses to "wonder" about relationships.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I think the news info reliability goes

BBC
Twitter
Facebook
CycleChat..🤣🤣🤣l

I take offensive (I know I shouldn't but I do) to Twitter, I think it's completely wrong of the Government & it's MP's are allowed to use it, especially to make announcements, I understand it even less than I understand FB.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

I take offensive (I know I shouldn't but I do) to Twitter, I think it's completely wrong of the Government & it's MP's are allowed to use it, especially to make announcements, I understand it even less than I understand FB.

Agree - but I fear too too much has become twatter focussed.
some seem to quote it/bits of it on here as if it's holy gospel.
Complete with "definitions" of stuff here today gone tomorrow in a twatter dump.
Look on the bright side though phaeton - we may have passed peak twatter.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Even cyclechat insists on some mysterious (to me) third party permissions in order to work its wonders. Can anyone point me at a bit of here which in clear language tells us what it's collecting? I happen to know that those in power have snooped on IP addresses to "wonder" about relationships.

Mod Note:
Cycle Chat places cookies on your browser, so that you can start browsing the site where you left off.
Show threads/posts wouldn't work without cookies, for example, or continuing reading a thread after logging off.
The mods do not snoop on IP addresses: we check them on registration to sift would be spammers, usually spammers come from specific countries.
However, there would be another reason why we would look at an IP address: to sift out forum troublemakers, those are harder to identify, they could come from anywhere

 

[Electric_Andy]

I fell for a (minor) Gumtree scam about 6 years ago. Someone was selling a bread maker for £20 which looked legit, and was the right price for a used item. I asked could I pick it up today, and the seller said that they were in the area and could deliver it. She turned up, I paid in cash, went to use the bread maker the next day and it kept tripping the RCD. Tried to contact the seller and they had deleted their account, so I don't know who they were, where they lived, and they were untraceable by Gumtree. Lesson learned!

 

[Fastpedaller]

I don't have FB. I've also seen reports (possibly true) of FB users listing the details of their bikes and thieves then look at strava data for the rider and can trace where they live pretty closely even if the rider turns strava off a mile from home, just by triangulating the data. The thief can then observe when the rider leaves home and go around with their "shopping list", taking the high-value bikes! May (or may not) be true, but information shouldn't be given so freely? Around election time we were at our Daughter's house (not local to us) and a character arrived at the door - I immediately thought 'selling something' but before I could say anything my Wife said "we don't live here, it's only our Daughter" as she thought it was someone canvassing for the election. I impressed on her "don't give any info away". She saw the 'error of her ways'. If anyone uninvited knocks at our door I just listen (briefly) to the spiel, and say either "we can't afford it" (an error because they then offer credit!) or better still "the Landlord can't afford it". They don't know we don't have a landlord. Soory I went a bit off topic.
Two things:-
Are tv, news or gov't receiving money or gifts for promoting FB, X (previously know as..) and Microsoft Teams? they seem to promote (mention?) frequently.
Will a lot of people in 10 years time say "what were we thinking of, being attached to our phones more time of day than anything else?"

 

[Alex321]

Two things:-
Are tv, news or gov't receiving money or gifts for promoting FB, X (previously know as..) and Microsoft Teams? they seem to promote (mention?) frequently.

They mention them frequently, which isn't the same as promoting (though of course any mention can be seen as advertising). But they really don't need to pay news or government organisations for promotion, they are so pervasive.

Will a lot of people in 10 years time say "what were we thinking of, being attached to our phones more time of day than anything else?"

I doubt it. That is only likely to grow more common in the near future. In 50 years, maybe, but not in 10.

 

[Badger_Boom]

Will a lot of people in 10 years time say "what were we thinking of, being attached to our phones more time of day than anything else?"

Maybe, but most will have fully surrendered to the idea of being 'more productive' (aka giving your time free to your employer).

 

[Drago]

I don't have FB.

I also don't have a Fat Bottom, but have heard similar stories.

 

[postman]

Mrs P says i am too trustworthy and gullible,well just wait till i tell her i have won millions on a Nigerian lottery.

 

[simongt]

As the old saying goes;
'There's no such thing as a free dinner.'