Facebook: You are the Product
With the Cambridge Analytica fiasco directing the eyes of the world on Facebook, I want to talk a bit about some of the privacy problems that I feel are somewhat inherently "understood," but incite outrage with people once they're brought to the surface by journalists. This is not a post about what you should be doing; rather, this is an opportunity for me to provide clarity on the avenues of this social platform that cause major distress for me.
Ultimately, here are the reasons why I've been using Facebook a lot less often.