[username223]

> Facebook is listening to your data--to all of our data, all at once.

So is Google. What makes FB even creepier is that they don't just watch everything people do, but they manipulate people in controlled experiments to extract as much money from them as possible.

[yazaddaruvala]

> they manipulate people in controlled experiments to extract as much money from them as possible.

You just described A/B testing. This is a technique used by every successful company. The only thing unique about Facebook is the data.

[gnulinux]

FB is also okay using data other companies choose not to. Ethics is definitely a factor, too.

[luxpir]

This is the thing. It's a fine line between offering someone a solution they might want or appreciate based on their search. Another to manipulate them into wanting it through emotional plays.