The Guardian
'Utterly horrifying': ex-Facebook insider says covert data harvesting was routine
Sandy Parakilas says numerous companies deployed these techniques – likely affecting hundreds of millions of users – and that Facebook looked the other way



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WIRED
WhatsApp Has Shared Your Data With Facebook for Years, Actually
WIRED
2 min read · 234 saves · Jan 8th · A pop-up notification has alerted the messaging app's users to a practice that's been in place since 2016.
Ars Technica
WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app
Ars Technica
2 min read · 92 saves · Jan 6th · Dan Goodin · The Facebook-owned messenger with 2 billion users revamps its privacy policy.
Gizmodo
Parler Users Breached Deep Inside U.S. Capitol Building, GPS Data Shows
Gizmodo
5 min read · 126 saves · Jan 12th · At least several users of the far-right social network Parler appear to be among the hoard of rioters that managed to penetrate deep inside the U.S. Capitol building and into areas normally restricted…
The Markup
Facebook Said It Would Stop Pushing Users to Join Partisan Political Groups. It Didn’t.
The Markup
67 saves · Jan 19th · According to Citizen Browser data, the platform especially peppered Trump voters with political group recommendations