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0 pointsklunger12y ago0 comments

Actually, I asked about that, since my privacy settings is at the max on Facebook and maybe I used FourSquare once? I also never anchor Facebook posts to a location.

His response was basically that they are "trusted partner" (quotes because I can't remember the exact term, but that sounds right) of Facebook and so they get all the data somehow. Maybe they pay for it? I am not sure how it would work because it couldn't be anonymized for their service.

Anyway, he basically said that, when you combine the Facebook location based posts and FourSquare checkins (and probably location anchored Tweets too as well as others I am missing), there are so many millions of these happening everyday that some of those people are bound to be qualified for the position a company is hiring for.

...Which brings us back to problematic assumptions. Garbage in, garbage out.

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Balgair12y ago

Well now, I was unaware FB was selling my data in this way. Looking back, it makes sense, but still, that's a little chilly to me.

But yes, you end up selecting people that:

1) Have smart-phones

2) Use them, and not have their kids mess with them

3)Use many of these services

4)Are not caught up in the SV non-compete bubble

5)Are good enough nonetheless

6)Are looking

This limits the use of this idea incredibly. Not to mention all the regular Federal issues of race, sex, creed, and orientation. If I were hiring, unless this were incredibly cheap, I'd stay far away from it. It's just plain creepy.

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