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		AlexandrB on March 25, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook scraped call, text message data for years... > If I run a program, I don't expect it to scrape my home folder just because technically my OS granted it permission to do so. Back in the day, apps that did this were called spyware and would be forcibly removed by Antivirus/Anti-malware programs. It's incredible that Facebook gets a pass for equivalent behaviour.

TheKarateKid on March 25, 2018 [–]

> Back in the day, apps that did this were called spyware

Right?! Remember when ad/spyware that tracked every site you visited were considered devilish and flagged by virus scanners? Now it's the norm. Crazy.

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