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I think this meme puts things into a scary perspective, and it is entirely true, no need for exaggeration.
When homosexuals were liberated from concentration camps in WWII those who were there for being gay were put right back into prisons in germany at least.
Basically most of the laws the Nazis enacted that made the jews and other groups "illegal" were repealed. However paragraph 175 which specified that homosexuality was illegal due to "indecency" remained on the books until 1969, and under that law for the homosexual population the holocaust never really ended.
Some perspective I think its good we all have on the issue.
#Homoesexuality #LGBT #Holocaust #HumanRights #CivilRights #CivilLiberties
@freemo Today's threat is that #Facebook is keeping track of who is gay, which can be used against gays in the 12 countries where they can get the death penalty for it: https://web.archive.org/web/20201222195411/https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/1/249457-does-facebook-use-sensitive-data-for-advertising-purposes/fulltext
@koherecoWatchdog That could be concerning, can you give an example of where
1) facebook gathered the information about someone being gay without that person intentionally providing that information on their own and...
2) Where facebook provided that information to a foreign government without permission from the individual such that the government was able to prosecute the individual for their sexual orientation.
So far I only heard that they have access to the information and could maybe might provide it in that way.. have they? do they? If so ill be right there with you complaining.. if they havent and its just "well they might do that", then its not going to be anywhere on my radar.
@freemo did you read the article? The collection isn't even limited to ppl disclosing it. Facebook algorithms determine if someone is gay based on their behavior. (2) is mostly irrelevant. The mere collection of data is a threat. FB can sell it if they want (they've been caught lying about what they sell, so we can't rely on admission of what they sell).
@freemo And in the absence of a data sale, FB's data is still vulnerable to insiders who leak the data, and outside hackers. A gov could even hire FB to advertise a trap to gay ppl in Afganastan, for example.
@koherecoWatchdog They could, but there is no evidence that has ever happened. Doesnt mean it hasnt of course.. but without evidence its not something im going to be concerned about other than to tell people, dont use facebook if you arent comfortable with them having data on you, if you dont mind, feel free to use them.
@freemo Infosec actions isn't limited to history. We don't leave the keys in our car on the basis that our car hasn't been stolen. Infosec is about probabilities for /future/ events. It's a recipe for disaster to only control for past events.