SimbaOnSteroids t1_j1f3azb wrote
Reply to comment by culturedgoat in Meta settles Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725 million / The company gained access to the personal information of millions of Facebook users by Sorin61
Just because an API isn’t publicly facing doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
culturedgoat t1_j1f4jkg wrote
Not sure what point you’re trying to make? The Cambridge Analytica data collection was all done via public APIs.
SimbaOnSteroids t1_j1f4pjs wrote
The person you were replying to was implying the NSA (other alphabet soup agencies) have special access that’s not listed in their public facing API’s.
culturedgoat t1_j1f579z wrote
What does that have to do with Cambridge Analytica?
SimbaOnSteroids t1_j1f830t wrote
Only that they’re likely committing the same gross ethics violations, but likely on a larger scale.
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