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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A massive settlement between Meta and Texas has been reached over the ‘Tag Suggestions’ feature Facebook added for photos more than a decade ago.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Typical megacorp cycle.

Step 1 introduce privacy invasive feature

Step 2 spend years getting all the data they need

Step 3 get a slap on the wrist for a fraction of what they made and will make from it

Step 4 profit and repeat