This is a new service of Facebook for "helping people" through blood donation:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/28/health/facebook-health-preventive-tool-wellne... ?
Besides the obvious question of privacy, I wonder if this may also create other problems. For example, if giving blood becomes more of a matter of social status than of a need-based response, people may stop donating blood when there is no associated social media. Also, if this gets mainstream, I wonder if people will be forced to use Facebook if they need blood. I am thinking ...
Best Regards, Ishtiaque
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oops! Looks like I sent the wrong link, the blood donation link is here: https://www.facebook.com/help/141200219836343
The link that I previously shared is actually more recent and more problematic one where they are offerting information of blood test, etc.
Best Regards, Ishtiaque
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FToronto
On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 12:22 AM Ishtiaque Ahmed ishtiaque@cs.toronto.edu wrote:
This is a new service of Facebook for "helping people" through blood donation:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/28/health/facebook-health-preventive-tool-wellne... ?
Besides the obvious question of privacy, I wonder if this may also create other problems. For example, if giving blood becomes more of a matter of social status than of a need-based response, people may stop donating blood when there is no associated social media. Also, if this gets mainstream, I wonder if people will be forced to use Facebook if they need blood. I am thinking ...
Best Regards, Ishtiaque
Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FToronto