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cjcoops said:

citylightsapple said:

I'm so glad I no longer have a Facebook account. This latest whine by them convinced me to get rid of Instagram too.

Whether you no longer have one, or even have never had one doesn't matter to Facebook... all those Facebook share wdigets you see splashed everywhere are tracking you regardless...

https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-tracking-you-even-if-you-dont-have-account-888699

"Facebook tracks internet users even if they are logged off or don't have an account on the social network, the company confirmed on Monday (April 16) as it attempted to shake off the unprecedented controversy that arose following allegations that it facilitated a breach of user data linked to an estimated 87 million accounts.

The platform has admitted that applications and websites that use Facebook services—such as embedded "like" or "share" buttons, login pages, analytics or advertising—are not able to distingish if the user actually has a Facebook account. The U.S. social network receives the information anyway."

tenthousandthings said:

Facebook’s success derives from the fact that it is free. A paid service cannot function for broad family-and-friends social networking. 

The only solution is to build a robust social networking platform into iOS/Android etc. and macOS/Windows etc., run by an industry consortium that can respond to the ebb and flow of government regulations around the world.

macbootx said:

I got all excited when I read this then realized this is just an improvement in backlighting technology. Don’t get me wrong, increasing the granularity of local backlighting will do wonders for contrast ratios but I am looking forward to a display that will use true RGB LED’s replacing OLED. Probably years away still.