I'm dead serious. I do not have a Facebook account for this and other reasons. If you don't want a company using your photos / contacts / other personal details, then simply don't give them this information in the first place.
Not correct. For instance I, an Australian, had an old Facebook account that I forgot about. I never agreed to any new conditions. In June I received an email from Facebook notifying me that they would be updating their ToS and begin processing public posts and photos. I have been trying to delete the account since but Facebook is refusing to without reason. The account appears to be locked and unrecoverable.
> They had an option not to use Facebook.
That's nice, and I can appreciate this point to some degree, but people can and do change their minds. It's very American style viewpoint that contract law trumps all, e.g. arbitration clauses which aren't really a thing around the rest of the world. Privacy and consumer laws can and should trump Meta's sneaky invasion of privacy.
> It's very American style viewpoint that contract law trumps all, e.g. arbitration clauses which aren't really a thing around the rest of the world.
I'm Israeli, inherently distrustful of those who come to harm me with a smile. So I don't use Facebook. But I'm not a fanatic - here I am on HN.
I don't use Facebook, and I think my government should regulate and fine Big Tech companies like Meta when they breach users' privacy.
That's all very much for this specific scenario, but the tools exist to enforce laws, if the laws exist. Being a fanatic is not a requirement for any idea in this comment.
My parents raised me to be responsible for my actions and understand their consequences, maybe this is an unusual position?
Great lines for a villian.
I’m not saying legally fb is in the wrong. Clearly the legal system as it is today doesn’t care whether you understand what you are agreeing to. I’m saying they are acting unethically, and that their behaviour is a scourge on society.