Here we go again. Complete BS, of course, but why is this conspiracy theory so persistent? One reason: trust in Facebook is so low that they've lost control of the narrative, and any claim about FB being creepy sounds believable. Doesn't bode well for tech overall.https://twitter.com/VICEAU/status/1003534788236492801 …
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Arvind Narayanan Retweeted Steve Weis
Interesting hypothesis. If it's true, it's creepy in its own way — people are influenced by ads without consciously noticing them, start discussing the topic, notice the ads later, and attribute the ads to their conversation.https://twitter.com/sweis/status/1004823273329209344 …
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It's certainly not true, and even proposing that nonsense explanation borderlines on gaslighting. Usually when this happens and it's scary, it's something connected to a very personal, private need and the need would not have arisen from seeing an ad.
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When users think it's voice listening, it might actually be related to chat contents, websites visited, physical sites visited, or even friends doing these things. But it's definitely highly invasive tracking going on. Not users flipping cause & effect.
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