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  • They paused it, but they fully intend to restart it.

    Edit: I don’t know why I’m getting downvoted. Quite literally from the article:

    > “We will only re-enable MCI when we are confident in the effectiveness of our data protection controls,” Kasriel said.

    by darth_avocado
  • Garbage company going into a death spiral.
    by albatross79
  • That system is going to be a nightmare in discovery
    by daft_pink
  • For all those saying “if you’re not breaking the rules you have nothing to fear” consider that most firms regard “working to rule” to be a form of protest.

    If you just follow their rules this surveillance will be used to identify and sanction you.

    by Lio
  • If you read the linked article it says the leaked data screenshot of some employees private conversation in plain text and other performance information.

    It was a bold move to do full screen recording and hoping they would anonymize it.

    by chopete3
  • I'm increasingly convinced that these kind of leaks are the only effective resistance to this surveillance society we're entering. Meta will keep doing this, and other employers will probably follow, and then of course governments will use "appropriate legal processes" to add the data to their dossiers, etc. We are watching in real time the expansion of surveillance cameras, chat control, deanonymization, etc.

    Leaks of this data make it obvious to everyone how much a liability it is. Meta Execs have their data in this pile as well; soldiers and congresspeople are in Flock's database. How many senators do you think PornHub has an accurate taste profile for?

    Of course there's harm that comes with leaking this data. But is the harm really greater than everyone being surveilled by everyone, everywhere?

    by Humorist2290
  • If they're willing to do this to their own employees that they pay and supposedly wanted to keep around, what are they willing to do with your data? What are they willing to do with the systems they connect to your systems? "Dumb f*cks" has truly been the ethos of this company from day 1.
    by claaams
  • Meta continuing to be the most shameless (and shameful to work for) company around.

    I can't think of a single product of theirs that hasn't made the world a markedly worse place. Even their recent hardware foray is managing to find a way to ruin trust in everyday interactions (guys filming drunk girls with Ray Bans, surveillance, etc.).

    Have several friends at the more 'thoughtful' frontier labs that bin meta applicants straight to the trash for this very reason.

    by jazzpush2

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