[zackzackzack]

I'll bet on each tweet I sent out once. I've already got somebody to take me up on Facebook predicting sickness. Send me an email with the bet you want and we can work out the terms of the bet for the tweet you think is a stinker.

[jacquesm]

> I'll bet on each tweet I sent out once.

Why so cautious? If facebook gets caught doing any of this stuff they're going to implode like a balloon you should stick all your savings on put options. The infinite downside should not concern you since you are so sure that they will do all this and presumably more.

[zackzackzack]

From an earlier comment on here: >Do I honestly think that there is a whole team of engineers sitting around charting out menstrual cycles for 50% of their users? Nope. Is there a nonzero chance that it might be happening or could happen soon? Yeah I think so.

I'm not so sure that they are doing any of this. I have no proof at all, I don't think anyone outside of Facebook could have proof of anything. The point of the article isn't that I think they are doing this right now, but that they might have reason to do so in the future. Like you've pointed out, they would be fucked if they tried any of this, but it doesn't mean they won't try something similar in terms of data mining and selling your derived personal information to interested 3rd parties.