r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
(05 Aug) Meta illegally collected data from Flo period and pregnancy app, jury finds https://s.faithcollapsing.com/lblgl Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/rbiao ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/u4z96 #facebook #flo-health #meta #policy
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remixtures (@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)
Social Media Apps: LoL! WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn - they're all in the same surveillance/data extracting business. At least, when you use their services through a web browser, you're in control. You can install PrivacyBadger and uBlock Origin. But with a smartphone app? You're being continuously exploited.
"Plaintiffs in a class-action case proved by a preponderance of evidence that Meta intentionally eavesdropped on and/or recorded conversations using an electronic device, said a verdict form released yesterday in US District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs also proved that they had a reasonable expectation of privacy and that Meta did not have consent from all parties to eavesdrop on and/or record the conversations, the jury found.
The lawsuit was filed in 2021 against Flo Health, maker of an app for tracking periods, ovulation, and pregnancy. Facebook owner Meta, Google, and app analytics company Flurry were added as defendants later. The plaintiffs settled with Flo Health, Google, and Flurry before the trial, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.
The plaintiffs' trial brief said that "Flo allowed Google and Meta to eavesdrop on users' private in-app communications" between November 2016 and February 2019. Flo app users had to complete an onboarding survey requiring them "to select a 'goal' indicating whether they are pregnant, want to be pregnant, or want to track their period, as well as input other information about their pregnancy or menstrual cycle," the brief said."
#SocialMedia #Flo #DataProtection #Privacy #Meta #Facebook #Google #Surveillance #DataExtraction
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onosolar (@onosolar@mastodon.gal)
A punto, puntito de pechar twitter, desculpas, X.
#Facebook pechado hai meses… imos polo bo camiño!!
Só nos quedaría #Instagram, pero isa, polo momento semella que continuará!
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toptrivia4u1 (@toptrivia4u1@mastodon.social)
Hello quizzers. Get three and you're doing well. How will you get on? Scores in the comments please. Good luck. #fyp #foryoupage #tiktok #instagram #facebook #quizoftheday #trivia #happyday #quiz #generalknowledge #toptrivia4u1
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Incognitim (@Incognitim@mastodon.social)
In just 9 months, #zuckerberg has cruised in his (super) #yacht so much that the $300M vessel has burned 2M liters of diesel and spewed 5,300 tons of #CO₂
It emitted 6.2 tons of CO₂ over just 4 days, burning 2,394 liters of fuel.
When cruising it burns about 1k gallons every hour for 40 tons of CO₂ 🛥️💨
It's hourly CO₂ footprint is like driving a car for 99,000 miles around the 🌎, not once but 4 times.
And that doesn't include the helicopter and 'support ships'. #facebook
https://luxurylaunches.com/transport/mark-zuckerberg-superyacht-in-repairs-08052025.php
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researchbuzz (@researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host)
#military #technology #SiliconValley #Google #Facebook #OpenAI #GiftArticle
'In a major shift, Google, OpenAI, Meta and venture capitalists — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in war — have embraced the military industrial complex.'
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2025 (@2025@rbfirehose.com)
New York Times: The Militarization of Silicon Valley. This link goes to a gift article. “In a major shift, Google, OpenAI, Meta and venture capitalists — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in war — have embraced the military industrial complex.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/06/new-york-times-the-militarization-of-silicon-valley/
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researchbuzz (@researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host)
#legal #Facebook #women #privacy #Flo #advertising
'A jury has unanimously found Meta guilty of violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act by using data from menstruation and fertility app Flo to sell advertising to the social network.'
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/meta_flo_data/
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2025 (@2025@rbfirehose.com)
The Register: Meta used Flo menstruation app data to sell ads, jury finds . “A jury has unanimously found Meta guilty of violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act by using data from menstruation and fertility app Flo to sell advertising to the social network.”
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display (@display@friendica.quebec)
L’annonce officielle doit être faite à 16h30 à la Maison-Blanche en présence de Donald Trump.#investissement #Apple #DonaldTrump #États-UnisPays #GAFAMGoogle #Apple #Facebook #AmazonetMicrosoft
Apple promet 100 milliards de dollars d’investissements supplémentaires aux États-Unis
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jaml2023 (@jaml2023@mastodon.social)
Siembra hoy para cosechar mañana.
#shorts #ultimahora #youtube #Instagram #viral #tiktok #twitter #facebook #españa #reels
#motivación #crecimientopersonal #superación #autodisciplina #mentalidadpositiva #hábitos #liderazgo #resiliencia #propósito #autoestima
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sparfindig (@sparfindig@digitalcourage.social)
„1,9 Millionen Follower - über Nacht weg. Die Sperre des deutschen Playboy durch Meta zeigt, wie fragil journalistische Reichweite auf Big-Tech-Plattformen ist.“
Von: @Golemde
https://flipboard.com/@golemde/golem.de-q627d24rz/-/a-FrmQf6bQSMmf6WehR_e9-A%3Aa%3A3627898119-%2F0
#facebook #meta #bigtech #journalismus
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