By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026Facebook claims that this is a *contract* with you, whereby the company has *promised* to spy on you, and if they stop, they would be *violating the contract*. 12/ 1272
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026This might make you mad, so they are *legally required* to eavesdrop on every conversation you have and follow you everywhere you go: www.cliffordchance.com/content/dam/... 13/cliffordchance.com 1211
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026This is bullshit, and the European Court of Justice affirmed it. Surveillance advertising companies are happy to stretch the definition of "legitimate interest" to cover "spying on you because our ToS say we will." 14/ 1283
