You thought Steemit was the first blockchain social media?
I was handed an internal document today from a protected source which contained some eyeopening details. Some had been heavily redacted but, there was this:
We will continue experimenting with blockchain technology for monitoring and advertising purposes. We expect huge growth and combined with a strategic acquisition plan, we will have access to both government and corporate potentials.
This was March 2011. The document's source? Perhaps some of their acquisitions will give an indicator.
Face.com - Face recognition platform
Jibbigo - Speech translation app
Ascenta - High-altitude UAVs
LiveRail - Publisher Monetization Platform
Wit.ai - Speech recognition
Surreal Vision - Computer vision, augmented reality
Pebbles - Computer vision, augmented reality
CrowdTangle - Publisher analytics
Faciometrics - Computer Vision, Machine Learning
Ozlo - Artificial Intelligence
MSQRD (Masquerade) - Visual effects (Face-swapping)
tbh (app) - Anonymous social media app
Confirm - Government Issued ID Verification Platform
I have left three out of this list but the entire list is at least 67 companies acquired over the last 13 years. The giveaways:
Instagram - Photo sharing
Oculus VR - Virtual reality technology
WhatsApp - Mobile instant messaging
Yes, Facebook. Toward the end of the document was this:
We will keep refining the porting of user interactions onto the private blockchain to ensure the integrity of the data.
From what is available in the document, Facebook have been copying all user interactions across to a private blockchain since early 2010. They have been working out best practice for mining the data for advertisers but, that is the least worrisome aspect.
Jibbigo - Speech translation app
Wit.ai - Speech recognition
Ascenta - High-altitude UAVs
Surreal Vision - Computer vision, augmented reality
Pebbles - Computer vision, augmented reality
Faciometrics - Computer Vision, Machine Learning
Ozlo - Artificial Intelligence
MSQRD (Masquerade) - Visual effects (Face-swapping)
Confirm - Government Issued ID Verification Platform
These have been used in their integration with the US government and what they have deemed 'friendly' governments to investigate ways to control various populations and evoke reaction or, incite rebellion. Tell me, what does Facebook need with High altitude UAVs? Face-swapping... Government issued ID verification?
The have been experimenting and tracking us for years, this is not new information but, the blockchain? No one signed up for immutability, no one signed up for permanence yet, it is all there. Traceable. Every login, every Instagram picture, mood, like, share and, every single Whatsapp message has been tied to us, tied across every account, IPs, check-ins and GPS pings have all been logged and pinned to as many data points as they can gather. They have, everything.
Just like many others, I suspect that it all comes down to a massive conspiracy that is being played out in plain sight. The Russia connections for elections, the advertising leaks.. Face swaps, AI, speech recognition and translation.
Facebook are not the spreaders of fakenews, THEY ARE THE CREATORS of fake news. We assumed that it was us that was providing all of the content but, it is them, working in close cooperation with governments and corporations. The stories they create if discovered as false, as propaganda, will not lead back to them as they are washed and laced with misdirects. Others will take the fall, innocents or enemies.
With each acquisition they either strengthen their technology or, broaden their reach. With each new user they tie another knot onto another rope of their web. The document was not long, 8 pages to be precise but, there is enough evidence there. You might say that of course this is to be suspected but:
Facebook as a platform will inevitably be pushed out of favor but at this point "Project:Anon" will already be established. We have our brightest working on the lead-in processes now, headed up by Dan [last name redacted]. He is confident that all will go according to plan.
This report didn't come from Facebook, it came from The Directorate of Science and Technology, the technical branch of the CIA.
Taraz
[ a Steemit original ]
Technology changes, human nature doesn't.
Facebook site really exploits users
Steam is a site that benefits users
I invite everyone to boycott facebook
i think facebook is a media of ruin..i love steemit its so great
for next generation no doubt.great steemit ,,i love.
great analysis of inform ,i dont like fb.really a great steemit dint first blockchaine
blogging social media ,,no doubt its be a great media,
Though this is an eye opener but its really scary, have been on facebook since 2008 and its worrisome. What does the government do behind the screen
I am very glad I never joined Facebook. Didn't like the concept. I am sure there are a lot of people regretting putting their life on a website. Even if you gave someone all of this info they will still continue.
You see one thing I’ve got to realize is Facebook is just a waste of time and this is the reason why I joined the campaign #Deletefacebook,join Steemit. I’m glad that the whole world is getting to realize the fake ness of Facebook and this will contribute to the downfall and uprise of steemit
Thanks for this wonderful insight. Let’s all join the campaign and bring Facebook to its knees
Is it too much to ask that life be uncomplicated? There seems to always be a conspiracy behind every conspiracy.
Okay, this is nothing new but that doesn't mean that it makes it any less worrisome for me.
Blockchain is no doubt immutable (and thus the craze for privacy coins) and if they have everything on it, then all then all of it is available to anybody who can get a node access. With facebook this becomes even more dangerous because they will and have commercialized every aspect of that information and would sell it to the highest bidder regardless any and all consequence except money.
I have always believed that very strategically placed individuals in and out of the government are the creators fake news and the system is a mere distributor of it. Although for the last decade it does seem that this task has been delegated to Facebook.
its time for steemit
notime for facebook
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love for steemit,,its give me a great moment every hour,,i see a great future of steemit
Dan....last name redacted. Hahaha.
Not everyone reads. ;)
or thinks either!
Perhaps it would have been kinder
to millennialsto post this on April 1st!So sad what Facebook became, it used to be amazing...
I can't say that surprises me. It's a jerk move though. Like you said, those people didn't sign up to have that information included in an immutable blockchain. It's not like someone is ever going to make them destroy the information though. It's too valuable.
FB is nothing more than a library , Source of information and of course a platform to disseminate information/opinion for the people to have .
FB will now be used as the scapegoat so we will not see the person behind the drapes and only concentrate on Oz the great wizard (FB). Then when things calm down , business as usual .
Facebook is a frightening creation! Over the past few years it seems to be taking on a life of its own and is sucking personal information from users and learning how to extract relationships among users. Tracking a child from pre school through adulthood opens our future to ruin when that is tapped by governments.
The powers that be, Head of decentralization
This has shook my heart, the future will be very interesting
Your second tag is "fiction"... does that mean this is a joke? I see a lot of comments either believing it or playing along if it is... If not, this is disturbing, to say the least. Also, if it's not made up, please explain the tag "fiction" because I don't understand the use of it aside from a subtle mention that you made this up.