Wave at Mr. Zuckerberg

“[S]ocial media reach into us. They know not only our likes and dislikes, but can infer our moods and fears by what we say, order, joke about, search for, play, like, loathe or long for; all of those clicks are shared, stored, and studied. Social media companies don’t make money by keeping our information confidential; they sell it for a price.” 

—Scott Simon, host, Weekend Edition Saturday, “A Country Divided, Click by Click,” NPR, March 24, 2018.

• Editorial Comment: How much am I worth, Mr. Zuckerberg?

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