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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I just went looking for what you were talking about cause I was curious to know more, and from what I can tell, saying "Kraus confirmed the logging script is present" is a bit misleading- it implies that the logging script that logs keystrokes is present. Its possible I missed something but from what I could find, it looks like what he confirmed is that meta tracks interaction with the elements of pages, like selecting a text box, tapping/clicking on buttons, etc., but I didn't see anything about keylogging. Thats still super creepy, and is obviously bad, but it doesn't seem like the person you're responding to is wrong to say that the findings of the security researcher have been misinterpreted here. And you're not wrong that they're absolutely maliciously spying (of course they are, maliciously spying, contributing to genocide in developing countries, and negatively manipulating peoples mental health for profit are meta's bread and butter! ๐Ÿ˜€) but I do think it pays to be accurate when we criticize things, and to not mislead people.

But if we wanna criticize meta, may I interest you in: facilitating a horrifying genocide resulting in massive loss of life in Myanmar?

https://erinkissane.com/meta-in-myanmar-full-series

Edit: clarified a point, also added the link cause I needed to go find it