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Who do you think you are?
« on: 26 May, 2017, 07:58:22 am »
As we know is TV program in which people research their ancestors, often laboriously and without any certainty of success or accuracy.

However, as of this moment, the place in history of every Facebook user is guaranteed! 

How Facebook's tentacles reach further than you think

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Re: Who do you think you are?
« Reply #1 on: 26 May, 2017, 08:25:54 am »
The notion that

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[...] Facebook to target users with terrifying accuracy, with the ability to determine whether they like Korean food[...]

seems a bit hyperbolic.  Facebook thinks I live in the York area, thinks I'm interested in interior design and Christian ministry and spent most of its last round of spammy "Suggested Video" spamminess spamming me with adverts for alcohol.  I think it's run out of photographers called "Charlotte" to "recommend", though.
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