EST. MMXXVI · A PUBLIC RECORD
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My personality quiz didn't just take your answers. The permission screen I designed took your friends list too — data on tens of millions of people who never touched the app, later used to target their politics. I made the grant feel routine. That was the craft, and that was the crime.

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Author
Anonymous — App Developer
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Data harvestingPrivacy violationConsent manufacture

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