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This week a federal court ruled that Facebook must face charges it violated federal wiretapping laws for intercepting user data from other websites.
What has Facebook been doing?
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06/29/2020
Facebook Must Face Wiretap Claims, Court Confirms https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/353072/facebook-must-face-wiretap-claims-court-confirms.html
What has Facebook been doing?
A Thread
06/29/2020
Facebook Must Face Wiretap Claims, Court Confirms https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/353072/facebook-must-face-wiretap-claims-court-confirms.html
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You know the Facebook "like" widgets that appear on many web pages outside of Facebook? These allow Facebook to collect tracking data on your clicks on the page.
You know the Facebook "like" widgets that appear on many web pages outside of Facebook? These allow Facebook to collect tracking data on your clicks on the page.
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Facebook introduced the Like button in April 2010. Zuckerberg called it "the most transformative thing we've ever done for the Web." They say it definitely isn't for user tracking.
06/17/2014
It’s Complicated: Facebook’s History of Tracking You https://www.propublica.org/article/its-complicated-facebooks-history-of-tracking-you
Facebook introduced the Like button in April 2010. Zuckerberg called it "the most transformative thing we've ever done for the Web." They say it definitely isn't for user tracking.
06/17/2014
It’s Complicated: Facebook’s History of Tracking You https://www.propublica.org/article/its-complicated-facebooks-history-of-tracking-you
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But it actually is used for user tracking. And you don't even need a Facebook account for it to track you.
04/20/2018
Facebook collects data on you even if you don’t have an account https://www.vox.com/2018/4/20/17254312/facebook-shadow-profiles-data-collection-non-users-mark-zuckerberg
But it actually is used for user tracking. And you don't even need a Facebook account for it to track you.
04/20/2018
Facebook collects data on you even if you don’t have an account https://www.vox.com/2018/4/20/17254312/facebook-shadow-profiles-data-collection-non-users-mark-zuckerberg
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Well this week a federal court upheld a lower court decision that Facebook's use of these widgets to intercept your data is a violation of federal wiretap laws.
06/29/2020
Facebook Must Face Wiretap Claims, Court Confirms https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/353072/facebook-must-face-wiretap-claims-court-confirms.html
Well this week a federal court upheld a lower court decision that Facebook's use of these widgets to intercept your data is a violation of federal wiretap laws.
06/29/2020
Facebook Must Face Wiretap Claims, Court Confirms https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/353072/facebook-must-face-wiretap-claims-court-confirms.html
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This is from cases filed in 2011 and 2012 when users made class-action complaints about Facebook infringing their privacy.
05/18/2012
Facebook hit with $15 billion class action user tracking lawsuit https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-hit-with-15-billion-class-action-user-tracking-lawsuit/
This is from cases filed in 2011 and 2012 when users made class-action complaints about Facebook infringing their privacy.
05/18/2012
Facebook hit with $15 billion class action user tracking lawsuit https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-hit-with-15-billion-class-action-user-tracking-lawsuit/
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Remember back in 2008, with the global credit squeeze? Tech companies like Facebook were burning cash and needed funding.
Remember back in 2008, with the global credit squeeze? Tech companies like Facebook were burning cash and needed funding.
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In 2009, Yuri Milner purchased $200 million in Facebook stock for a fund that was later revealed to be a Kremlin front, with promises of additional investments.
11/05/2017
Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/world/yuri-milner-facebook-twitter-russia.html
In 2009, Yuri Milner purchased $200 million in Facebook stock for a fund that was later revealed to be a Kremlin front, with promises of additional investments.
11/05/2017
Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/world/yuri-milner-facebook-twitter-russia.html
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By 2011, Kremlin fronts held $1 billion in Facebook stock.
11/05/2017
Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner investor https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/russia-funded-facebook-twitter-investments-kushner-investor
By 2011, Kremlin fronts held $1 billion in Facebook stock.
11/05/2017
Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner investor https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/russia-funded-facebook-twitter-investments-kushner-investor
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The Russian state funds were laundered through a series of companies and investment vehicles.
The Russian state funds were laundered through a series of companies and investment vehicles.
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Later, Pro-Kremlin fronts spend $150,000 in the lead up to the 2016 presidential campaign on an influence campaign using issue ads targeting specific users using the data Facebook had previously collected.
Later, Pro-Kremlin fronts spend $150,000 in the lead up to the 2016 presidential campaign on an influence campaign using issue ads targeting specific users using the data Facebook had previously collected.
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09/06/2017
The Paradise Papers tell a story about the Kremlin’s evolving methods of manipulating the internet—and how it exported them. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/yuri-milner-paradise-papers/545483/
09/06/2017
The Paradise Papers tell a story about the Kremlin’s evolving methods of manipulating the internet—and how it exported them. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/yuri-milner-paradise-papers/545483/
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So here is what I am wondering about.
Could Facebook's wiretapping widget have been originally added in response to a Kremlin request back in 2009?
@wokyleeks @ericgarland @minggao26 @hunterjcullen @jillehughes https://twitter.com/bpettichord/status/1278885744015220738?s=20
So here is what I am wondering about.
Could Facebook's wiretapping widget have been originally added in response to a Kremlin request back in 2009?
@wokyleeks @ericgarland @minggao26 @hunterjcullen @jillehughes https://twitter.com/bpettichord/status/1278885744015220738?s=20
