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Re: Facebook, you're scaring me!
08/07/16 05:09 AM
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> > Under "People You May Know" there are people I knew a long time ago (before > facebook > > even existed) with whom I've had zero contact, and with whom I have zero mutual > > friends, groups, or interests. We don't even live in the same geographical area! > > > > How the hell, Facebook? How the hell? > > > > One is an ex-girlfriend from way back when, with whom I'd just assume keep in the > > past, one is a painter who painted my house about a decade ago, and another is an > > artist I did a collaboration with about 20!!! years ago! > > > > Seriously! It's superfrraky Facebook, out of the billions of users, suggested these > > three people to me. How the FUCK would Facebook guess a history there!?! > > > > Maybe one of you is there, and I just don't know it! > > That site, somehow, managed to suggest my late brother and his wife, and my brother's > daughters. The only things we have in common are our last names, and even then, he > used both last names while I only used the one. > > I NEVER contacted either one via the internet. In fact, they have no idea what the > hell I actually get to down here. Nobody except a cousin / niece who is basically my > kid sister knows about these things I'm into. Strangely (or thankfully) it didn't try > matching me up with all the people from college who hated my guts. > > Facebook is freaky.
For one thing, we know that if people look for you on the service, the service may recommend them to you. To a certain extent, but algorithms do consider it.
Also, do not underestimate the syncing of phonebooks and addressbooks that people permit the smartphone apps to do. That gives their social graph all matter of useful information.
LinkedIn's connection recommendations are even spookier, in my experience.
- Stiletto
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