Forget the thought
policing. Forget the Infowars ban. Facebook is going
to get a LOT worse very soon.
The social-media giant has asked large U.S. banks to share
detailed financial information about their customers, including card
transactions and checking-account balances, as part of an effort to offer new
services to users.
Facebook increasingly wants to be a platform where people buy and sell goods and services, besides connecting with friends. The company over the past year asked JPMorgan Chase JPM 0.03% & Co., Wells Fargo WFC 0.10% & Co., Citigroup Inc. C 0.01% and U.S. Bancorp USB 0.04% to discuss potential offerings it could host for bank customers on Facebook Messenger, said people familiar with the matter.
Facebook increasingly wants to be a platform where people buy and sell goods and services, besides connecting with friends. The company over the past year asked JPMorgan Chase JPM 0.03% & Co., Wells Fargo WFC 0.10% & Co., Citigroup Inc. C 0.01% and U.S. Bancorp USB 0.04% to discuss potential offerings it could host for bank customers on Facebook Messenger, said people familiar with the matter.
At this point, if you're still on Facebook,
you're not merely putting your children's privacy at risk and aiding and
abetting your would-be destroyer, you're downright stupid. I've never been
banned from Facebook, I used it sparingly at best, and I got rid of my account
anyhow. The ability to indirectly exchange pictures with your extended family
or cyberstalk your high school boyfriend just isn't worth it.
If you need to have group communications, get on Idka. If you want more conventional social media, try Oneway. Or go radio dark if that suits you. But regardless, at the very least, deactivate your Facebook account and encourage your friends and family to do the same. It's not going to get better.
If you need to have group communications, get on Idka. If you want more conventional social media, try Oneway. Or go radio dark if that suits you. But regardless, at the very least, deactivate your Facebook account and encourage your friends and family to do the same. It's not going to get better.
