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comment by coffeesp00ns

Why, in fact, does it even NEED facebook information? I think facebook connectivity is a negative, and I'm NOT on the "ragged edge of 40-up". I'm 26.





elizabeth  ·  3757 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Probably because since facebook know everything about us, it's super-useful to make accurate recommendations. Knowing your age, occupation and stuff must factor in somehow in the restaurants they will recommend. But I do agree that the link with facebook is really a turn off.

Can they just have something along the lines of "for better tailored recommendations please tell us your age if you want" ? That would be slightly better.

_refugee_  ·  3757 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think Facebook connectivity is a negative as well. I only want Facebook to post and know what I tell it to. I don't trust Facebook. Or rather, I trust Facebook as far as I know how to work around it's privacy settings.

kleinbl00  ·  3757 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Which they change on you in seriously shady ways.

Facebook is a pernicious weed in your life. Every other time you look at it it's stuck a tendril out where you don't want it to go.