Elvie #053
Jun13
on June 13, 2019
at 6:46 am
This strip first appeared in issue #213 of Linux (Pro) Magazine in early 2018, shortly after the news broke of Cambridge Analytica’s profiling of Facebook users.
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↓ Transcript
[Panel 1: Elvie and her friend are looking at the 'TwitFace' social media site]
Friend: When I read about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I was shocked to hear how extensively social media companies can profile their users, just based on their normal activity on the site.
Elvie: So you've deleted all your accounts, and switched to open alternatives, like Mastodon and Diaspora?
[Panel 2]
Friend: No… but I have liked, shared and retweeted the news stories, to warn all my friends.
Friend: When I read about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I was shocked to hear how extensively social media companies can profile their users, just based on their normal activity on the site.
Elvie: So you've deleted all your accounts, and switched to open alternatives, like Mastodon and Diaspora?
[Panel 2]
Friend: No… but I have liked, shared and retweeted the news stories, to warn all my friends.
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