Thread · 3 tweets · 5 Sept 2020

Replying to @null and @therevoltingx, @BrendanEich, @samtingleff, @acfou, @kickstand, @mrr619, @WolfieChristl, @johnwilander, @johnnyryan, @brave, @random_walker

Of course the party is key. Talking to someone directly and talking to someone while another person hides outside the room listening through the door have completely different characteristics and must be treated accordingly.
Third parties can only be legitimate when they are trustworthy agents of the first party and cannot reuse data in a separate context.
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It's possible to get consent for profiling, but it has to render the implications clear for any profiling variable that may be detrimental to the user. Facebook has a pretty bad track record there.