Not exact matches
Secondly, internet
users often believe that their
postings are unregulated and
beyond the reach of the «long arm of the law» — along the same line of mistaken belief in moto, «What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.»
The company says its
users have
posted more than 200 million secondhand listings to its service since its launch in 2015, but declined to share how many of those translated to sales, its revenue or how many
users are active on its app on a monthly basis,
beyond saying it's «in the tens of millions monthly.»
The idea with Greetings is to offer Facebook
users more ways to reach out to friends,
beyond posting to their profiles, commenting and direct messaging.
Under the 2011 decree, Facebook must notify
users and obtain their permission before data about them is shared
beyond the privacy settings they have established, the Washington
Post says.
Beyond the investigation, Zuckerberg said in a Facebook
post that the company plans to further tighten how developers can access
user data, so if, say, you downloaded an app three years ago and haven't touched it in more than three months, developers will no longer have access to your data.
«Today,
users grant broad consent to countless apps and services for collection and retention of their data for use
beyond their control,» the
post reads.
The important point here is not that someone outside of Facebook got the data and used it to manipulate
users; it is that — as Snowden said — «Facebook makes their money by exploiting and selling intimate details about the private lives of millions, far
beyond the scant details you voluntarily
post.»