I came across this article about a Belgian court ruling on data privacy in relation to Facebook and decided to take a look after having the discussion and watching the film last week. Within the first paragraph of the piece I had learned something completely new. While everything from last week had left me feeling a bit vulnerable, I generally told myself that it was my own fault for not really reading the terms and conditions. I knew they were there and I should've read them if I was really concerned about my privacy on these websites. By this justification, I was kind of at peace with how little control I had over my data because I had technically consented to it and was the supplier of said data. Sure it still freaks me out but I kind of explained it away. This argument was completely blown to pieces when I found out that Facebook was collecting data from people that weren't even users of their site. It is highly debatable that Facebook users really understand and consent to the company's use of their data, but Facebook is also collecting information on people who aren't even presented with this information in the first place. It is becoming harder and harder to play devil's advocate on the side of these companies...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/business/international/facebook-belgium-privacy.html?ref=technology
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