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We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
The Guardian / Arwa Mahdawi / Mar 13
“Looking through your downloaded data reveals certain information you ordinarily wouldn’t see. For example, Facebook assigns one of two labels to what it calls your Friend Peer Group: Starting Adult Life or Established Adult Life. You also get a file called facedata.htm, which contains your facial recognition intel. Then there’s a list of topics Facebook thinks you’re interested in and shares with advertisers.”
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