Not really too fused about this

Rich210

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/22/facebook-says-it-may-quit-europe-over-ban-on-sharing-data-with-us

To facebook or not to facebook, that is the question!

monquixote

I'd like to see them call their bluff on this.

There is no way they would exit Europe.

Rich210

Looks like we're in a an era of hard-ball negotiations. If behaviour is anything to go by it just shows how Facebook leans to towards populism IMHO.

Kittyfrisk

Rich210 said:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/22/facebook-says-it-may-quit-europe-over-ban-on-sharing-data-with-us

To facebook or not to facebook, that is the question!

Bye Facebook, don't let the door hit your sorry arse on the way out.

Kittyfrisk

This prompted me to check on an old 'arms length' email address that I set up years ago in order to have a Facebook account (part of a work initiative, not a personal choice).
About two years ago I painstakingly disabled all the reminders, messages etc. to stop Facebook's own fake spammy 'you have a friend request' messages etc.
It worked well and I gave it no more thought until today when I checked.
The blasted thing has only gone and reset itself and started spamming me again 
Luckily my efforts at covering my digital tracks have worked, as I have never been to Telford etc. 
Makes you wonder about the extent of Facebook's ability to override anyone's stated preferences and also to randomly assign inaccurate information to profiles...
Not paranoid ravings here, more bemused and mildly pissed off, but it illustrates why I do not use nor trust the company at all.

Rich210

Kittyfrisk said:

This prompted me to check on an old 'arms length' email address that I set up years ago in order to have a Facebook account (part of a work initiative, not a personal choice).
About two years ago I painstakingly disabled all the reminders, messages etc. to stop Facebook's own fake spammy 'you have a friend request' messages etc.
It worked well and I gave it no more thought until today when I checked.
The blasted thing has only gone and reset itself and started spamming me again 
Luckily my efforts at covering my digital tracks have worked, as I have never been to Telford etc. 
Makes you wonder about the extent of Facebook's ability to override anyone's stated preferences and also to randomly assign inaccurate information to profiles...
Not paranoid ravings here, more bemused and mildly pissed off, but it illustrates why I do not use nor trust the company at all.

Bastards! I'd be glad to see facebook die, I remember in the space of 3 years how it changed shit for the worse!

maltingsaudio

Don’t know how I’d function if I didn’t  t get reminded of people I’ve barely met birthdays and dietary preferences. However could live without all the new music being promoted on there and alerts about all the thieving scumbags active  around my neighbourhood

Sassafras

How will I stay in contact with all the friends I've apparently made in places like Belarus, Mozambique, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Mongolia and Watford.
I've never met them but it's nice to know they like me.

WiresDreamDisasters

Unlike you saddos, I actually have friends in Watford.

Kittyfrisk

WiresDreamDisasters said:

Unlike you saddos, I actually have friends in Watford.

Watford? I'd prefer fakes 

fretmeister

WiresDreamDisasters said:

Unlike you saddos, I actually have friends in Watford.

There was (is?) a fantastic curry house in Watford that I really miss.