peoplefarming

When I first started calling Silicon Valley’s business model “people farming” I was told I was being hyperbolic and alarmist.

I don’t get told that much anymore.

#SiliconValley #BigTech #AI #surveillance #capitalism #PeopleFarming

There goes the neighbourhood.

#threads #meta #facebook #fediverse #mastodon #surveillance #capitalism #PeopleFarming

ALT

Facebook “gave Netflix and Spotify the ability to read Facebook users’ private messages.”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/netflix-ad-spend-led-to-facebook-dm-access-end-of-facebook-streaming-biz-lawsuit/

But, yes, please, do federate with them mastodon.social. Because senpai noticed you.

#meta #facebook #surveillanceCapitalism #peopleFarming #mastodonSocial #mastodon #usefulIdiots

“Media giant Cox Media Group (CMG) says it can target adverts based on what potential customers said out loud near device microphones, and explicitly points to Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Bing as CMG partners, according to a CMG presentation obtained by 404 Media.”

https://www.404media.co/heres-the-pitch-deck-for-active-listening-ad-targeting/

#CMG #ActiveListening #surveillance #capitalism #adtech #SiliconValley #PeopleFarming #Facebook #Amazon #Google #Bing