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		quadrangle on March 25, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook scraped call, text message data for years... I think it's "This helps us orient both ad- and non-ad- content on Facebook to fit you optimally and keep you on Facebook and also figure out why people keep texting instead of using FB Messenger."

lostlogin on March 25, 2018 [–]

That’s not a justification that helps the user much though.

adrianN on March 25, 2018 | | [–]

Who cares about the user?

quadrangle on March 26, 2018 | | [–]

but it exploits them for profit much, thus serving the primary mission: shareholder value

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