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This has a ton of implications. First people 'tagging' profiles as depressive and probably training an algorithm behind the scenes, so now if you behave a certain way you the chances you are depressed are 94%. Second, who owns this valuable health information? Can they sell it to third party's? Insurance or recruiting companies?

Not against the idea but thought provoking the several implications of what this data means.

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Just watched a documentary about Foxconn which tries to filter out suicidal employees. Sure Facebook's profiling would be useful for many companies who put a high pressure, and their HR depts. Not sure humanity is progressing, though.

> Not sure humanity is progressing, though.

What would constitute humanity progressing? Would evolution count? Would it count if it appeared in the shape of weeding out suicidal people?

> which tries to filter out suicidal employees

The cynic in me says they don't particularly care about the high suicide rate of assembly line factory workers in China, as long as said factory workers don't off themselves while on company property or at the company dormitory. Because that's bad PR, guys.

Facebook wants to tell insurers and corporations employees and customers who might be a suicide risk.

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