The People vs Facebook

Good Day ATS,

This subject has me thinking. Can FB really get away with tracking your every move? If you sign into FB for the first time, I'm sure there is some kind of ToS that says they can take your first born child. When you look at the information that FB takes from you and applied that to a real person, you could have that person charged with stalking. That person would go into the slammer.

Just look at what they can find out about you by tracking your every move. Offsite Source - ATS Source

For FB, I suppose there is no such thing? Is it possible to sue them for stalking? You would say that since a person agrees to the ToS when creating an account, they pretty much give up that right. What about the person who does NOT have a FB account? Can't that person sue? After all, you don't even need to have an account for FB to track your every move, according to one Source.

Facebook is watching you. They’re watching your behavior in other tabs, your browsing history, and even your location data, then they’re providing that data to advertisers. The worst part? Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, they can and will track you anyway.

Are there any lawyers in the house? I'm curious to know just what charges could be pressed against FB for being a stalker. I'm sure you would have to have million of $$$ to even challenge them but there must also be a way to take it to court without having to put up millions or billions of dollars for the courts to hear it. That's what we have the Supreme Court for, right?

Goes to show you just how difficult it is to fight 'The Man'. Sadly... we're not even talking about the government, here.


One more problem that came to mind... Any and all privacy is null and void the moment you even subscribe to the internet in general. SOMEONE is always going to track you. Your provider - Google is everywhere - FB - Yahoo... You name it. Someone is always watching.

a reply to: StallionDuck

If, as a FB user you agree to the Terms of Service (and it says they can do what they are doing therein), you have given consent and they are not "in the wrong".

But for non-FB users, that's an interesting one. Not sure how they could track identify a person if they aren't already on FB. Unless FB has their own "intelligence" department that is illegally spying on people like the NSA does

originally posted by: FamCore
a reply to: StallionDuck

If, as a FB user you agree to the Terms of Service (and it says they can do what they are doing therein), you have given consent and they are not "in the wrong".

But for non-FB users, that's an interesting one. Not sure how they could track identify a person if they aren't already on FB. Unless FB has their own "intelligence" department that is illegally spying on people like the NSA does

It's usually a cookie they drop in your system but the delivery system is what I'm curious about. Seems like it would/should have to start from either their own page or a partner site. Otherwise, I would consider that hacking and illegal. *shrugs* I'm curious myself. They could very well be breaking laws.

Personally, tracking should be considered hacking from the start and even if you agree by the ToS, it should be illegal. This BS ToS that everyone is using is a dangerous thing IMO. It would take you 20 lifetimes to read all of the ToS for everything that passes in front of you. There is no way any person could keep up with it all.

a reply to: StallionDuck

farcebook™ is a tool used by 'The Man' so that throws out Your "its not even the gov't." Why else would Agent Zuckerberg surprise everyone He has ever met by getting married the very next day after netting $100B in the fictitious IPO the day before? The last place to get married is in Ca. an 'auto 50% State' so when Your grandkids find out that farcebook™ is nothing more than an info 'clearing house' they can only get back $50B because 'Mrs. Zuckerberg (also an Agent) is guaranteed HALF.....

Same thing with the "Obama Phone" (Which was actually started by Ronnie Raygun..) There is a stipulation in the contract that they have the "right" to mind Your 'snip' but because nobody reads the contract, instead asking "where do I sign..?"

You might also look into the Executive Order by POTuS from 2012-2013 re: the Gov't. using 'psyops' not to spy but to "better service the citizens, many times they don't know what is best for them... This will provide a more streamlined access for information to provide services..."


Also when someone says/types/utters "Google™ is Your friend..." These people are ALSO lying to You...

TBH, I don't think you can only blame Facebook, but I think it's just the way the world operates now...

MetaData is collected from everybody, everywhere, all the time...

This data includes, location, time, etc. etc. ... just about everything...

It pretty much has to be collected in order to sustain a 'connected' society...
But whether or not the info is being sold to other parties is another story -

a reply to: StallionDuck

They have become a CIA asset. Even if you dont believe me literally, you cannot deny they behave as if they have.

its their services, they can do what they want. if people dont like it, dont use FB.

tracking is considered illegal unless you allow them to track you.

what did people do before FB or twitter? hmmm i wonder.

a reply to: odzeandennz

I'm of an age where you arranged to meet Friends at a predeterminded location.
If you wern't there you missed out.
Its funny how the Youth of today rely on antisocial media.

originally posted by: odzeandennz
its their services, they can do what they want. if people dont like it, dont use FB.

tracking is considered illegal unless you allow them to track you.

what did people do before FB or twitter? hmmm i wonder.

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a reply to: StallionDuck

Here you go: This thread from yesterday
www.abovetopsecret.com...

"...Here is a list of DATA attributes they collect on everyone.

1. Location
2. Age
3. Generation
4. Gender
5. Language
6. Education level
7. Field of study
8. School
9. Ethnic affinity
10. Income and net worth
11. Home ownership and type
12. Home value
13. Property size
14. Square footage of home
15. Year home was built
16. Household composition
17. Users who have an anniversary within 30 days
18. Users who are away from family or hometown
19. Users who are friends with someone who has an anniversary, is newly married or engaged, recently moved, or has an upcoming birthday
20. Users in long-distance relationships
21. Users in new relationships
22. Users who have new jobs
23. Users who are newly engaged
24. Users who are newly married
25. Users who have recently moved
26. Users who have birthdays soon
27. Parents
28. Expectant parents
29. Mothers, divided by “type” (soccer, trendy, etc.)
30. Users who are likely to engage in politics
31. Conservatives and liberals
32. Relationship status
33. Employer
34. Industry
35. Job title
36. Office type
37. Interests
38. Users who own motorcycles
39. Users who plan to buy a car (and what kind/brand of car, and how soon)
40. Users who bought auto parts or accessories recently
41. Users who are likely to need auto parts or services
42. Style and brand of car you drive
43. Year car was bought
44. Age of car
45. How much money user is likely to spend on next car
46. Where user is likely to buy next car
47. How many employees your company has
48. Users who own small businesses
49. Users who work in management or are executives
50. Users who have donated to charity (divided by type)
51. Operating system
52. Users who play canvas games
53. Users who own a gaming console
54. Users who have created a Facebook event
55. Users who have used Facebook Payments
56. Users who have spent more than average on Facebook Payments
57. Users who administer a Facebook page
58. Users who have recently uploaded photos to Facebook
59. Internet browser
60. Email service
61. Early/late adopters of technology
62. Expats (divided by what country they are from originally)
63. Users who belong to a credit union, national bank or regional bank
64. Users who investor (divided by investment type)
65. Number of credit lines
66. Users who are active credit card users
67. Credit card type
68. Users who have a debit card
69. Users who carry a balance on their credit card
70. Users who listen to the radio
71. Preference in TV shows
72. Users who use a mobile device (divided by what brand they use)
73. Internet connection type
74. Users who recently acquired a smartphone or tablet
75. Users who access the Internet through a smartphone or tablet
76. Users who use coupons
77. Types of clothing user’s household buys
78. Time of year user’s household shops most
79. Users who are “heavy” buyers of beer, wine or spirits
80. Users who buy groceries (and what kinds)
81. Users who buy beauty products
82. Users who buy allergy medications, cough/cold medications, pain relief products, and over-the-counter meds
83. Users who spend money on household products
84. Users who spend money on products for kids or pets, and what kinds of pets
85. Users whose household makes more purchases than is average
86. Users who tend to shop online (or off)
87. Types of restaurants user eats at
88. Kinds of stores user shops at
89. Users who are “receptive” to offers from companies offering online auto insurance, higher education or mortgages, and prepaid debit cards/satellite TV
90. Length of time user has lived in house
91. Users who are likely to move soon
92. Users who are interested in the Olympics, fall football, cricket or Ramadan
93. Users who travel frequently, for work or pleasure
94. Users who commute to work
95. Types of vacations user tends to go on
96. Users who recently returned from a trip
97. Users who recently used a travel app
98. Users who participate in a timeshare

Interesting to say the least.... Can 'see' virtually every website you visit if you are logged into Facebook...
Let's be honest it probably does not stop here...(cont at link)

a reply to: StallionDuck

If thats the case, i feel sorry for them and their cohorts.

They probably dove into lives (including mine) that are literal pandoras boxes and they probably should have #ed off.


People and companies can try and justify unregulated curiosity. It doesnt usually yield good fruit.

It's disgusting. I did a Google search for tents the other day and tonight I see ads on Facebook for tents.

a reply to: StallionDuck

It's your choice to use FB. If you feel they are abusing the privileges of housing all your info - delete your profile.
FB is just one huge NSA database, it's your CHOICE to be a part of it.

a reply to: trollz

That was google, not FB

a reply to: mysterioustranger

Not on me.. ATS is the only site where I have a profile. And I'm in IT

originally posted by: GreenGunther
a reply to: StallionDuck

It's your choice to use FB. If you feel they are abusing the privileges of housing all your info - delete your profile.
FB is just one huge NSA database, it's your CHOICE to be a part of it.

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