RabbitPellets

Facebook fucked around & found out.

"The case hinges on how Meta receives legal permission from users to collect their data for personalized advertising. The company includes language in its terms of service agreement, the very lengthy statement that users must accept before accessing services like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, that effectively means users must allow their data to be used for personalized ads or stop using Meta’s social media services altogether."

Facebook is expected to appeal - and lose.

'“We strongly believe our approach respects G.D.P.R., and we’re therefore disappointed by these decisions,” Facebook said in a statement.'

Meta’s Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/technology/meta-facebook-eu-gdpr.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqIhkSVUbBybJUNMnqBqCgvfeh7kxmna7IiGeRDxFyOdQDpXF9EvVf-xje943lXy9deN2DYUOFrZ03_MNeAtkURWpqZ-J35gJfChpoNq_G204gc-IAO9krHrjNDLmbet1m-Xg7hzcYGbsWbfNkiF0fHYTqpRufVmv33YN1_2FRrYzgo8iqK9nUpNqRj4AZj2Iv-3qDnh9P9aGbxLc42omSr0TGGGTzZPHteV2IEgFAknGTXh-_W8_9NtWXdsTN639JBUqE9HsE0I0f_TjD8JlQuD768iN9A

@qcoding Clarity is never bad.

A big part of the challenge with wrapping our heads around Jan 6 is that as a nation we've been brow beaten into accepting weapons & violence as normal.

We need to take back the daylight. Instruments of death in public spaces is insanity.

Recriminalize & lock up the criminals.

Times:
A Heavily Armed Man Caused Panic at a Supermarket. But Did He Break the Law? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/us/atlanta-gun-laws.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqIhkSVUbASbIRp8ushmPg-TGhbMhgDr6JTeODzZeyuBfS66xx3DwX4sxLd0iw2bcA9ZbLL4kQPE1keNSM0ZkQVPt_JXbw9FYLX1o7NK-AW9zgczGA7xlqmWzMzDlYq9lybK-nj7UbmnhWKLa03Mzdk0y8dY-KwbciTFfzbzFE-V0xtB9wf4hY5t6Tj8CbySM1OL6X1Q8YJ7VK0GBtXRlHr1RSjrRntSD6rofcAo0ClnOTHp35GpU-8rW1Oi1upzpU8geWyYQRnWS

@curiosity only because you don't fully appriciate the power of spit.

@heyimjoew Even tho I'm a "give me the biggest, most powerful Android Phablet with stylus" guy I feel your pain. Phone makers flipping their users the bird should pay.

I will never forgive @Samsung for blocking Google Assistant after I dropped $1600 on my last "upgrade." That despite GA being 50% marketing BS, as it did give me hands free calling & GPS - required by state law. So when I die in a fiery crash, I hope the world's sleaziest lawyer contacts my wife offering to sue them for $44 billion.

As for no more SE, I guess Apple doesn't want kids using their products. That, or "parents should expect to drop a grand everytime one of their kids acts like a kid" ie loses, smashes etc the thing. "Why not?"

Putin orders bases to turn off #Foxnews. "Not only are these clowns exposing themselves as our agents, they're crazier than we are!"