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Facebook actually put *fake red dots* to try and make you think you have messages even if you don't, so you agree to their tracking more hastily. Read full complaint against Facebook: https://noyb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/complaint-facebook.pdf … - with tricks like that, sorry Facebook, you deserve to be hit hard.pic.twitter.com/inThjgPoov
From a professional point of view I'm super impressed they're doing this - I mean it's really clever. Just maybe the designers and engineers who did it could look themselves in the mirror a bit, and quit and use those elite skills for something that actually benefits their users?
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Here’s something else: when they detect that your cursor is going to close the windows/tab they’ll flash a notification.
You're kidding? Wow. Would love to see a video of that!
I too thought I was crazy but no, thing is it’s a microseconds flash ... enough to trigger a response. Some next-level psychology.
We really need to sort the law out on this and sort it out hard before Augmented Reality gets good...
It's too late. Facebook already bought Oculus so expect some subliminal ads flashing in VR headsets soon.
Don’t see the problem with this. They are a business. It’s not a gov body or something else. It’s just a tactic to increase opt ins. I see no issue with this tbh.
Fair enough, but I wouldn't copy them in your own business as what they're doing is now illegal.
Is it actually illegal to add in things to make you engage more with their service? You still have to accept the terms and it’s up to you if you read it? It’s deceiving but I’m not sure how it’s classed as illegal.
Yes. Under GDPR, a service is not allowed to require Consent to personal data processing in order to give access to the service. The core service must only process data under other legal bases (e.g. Contract, Legitimate interests).
If Consent is asked for it must be for only *additional* and *optional* features which need that Consent to operate.
Not to be nitpicky, but what is a "fake red dot"? They certainly look like real red dots to me...
It doesn't have a real number in it because you have actual messages - they're fake because after agreeing, the user had no red dots at all, as she had no messages.
Yeah, I get it, but I would call them "deceptive red dots" or "misleading red dots". "Fake red dot" just sounds wrong to me metaphysically speaking. Maybe it's just me though.
They certainly are deceptive and misleading too!
But there is a message from Facebook, so how is it deceptive or fake? Are there rules how the red dots should appear?
I had this on instagram too when looking deeper into terms etc, sneaky!
noyb complained about them too: https://noyb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/complaint-instagram.pdf … but didn't mention anything like the red dots!
There might be an addon which does it, e.g. see some suggested in this threadhttps://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/5kfeph/remove_those_annoying_people_you_may_know/ …
I can't see that URL as I don't have Facebook any more! But no, I mean a browser plugin. Definitely worth installing browser plugins to customise your Facebook experience. I used to love turning off the news feed. Made the site boring it was ace. Like removing catnip.
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