Data Selfie

A browser extension for a personal perspective on data mining, predictive analytics & online data identities. Maintained by @hangdothiduc.

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@brunotp It‘s explained in the link. And to be clear, the tracking still works, there are just no predictions because of the server shutdown. So, you can keep using it for now or just export your data!

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Data Selfie will shut down on July 1. The extension can still track your activity for you and save the data on your computer (and you can export that data), but it won't give you new predictions. Read more here: https://t.co/fso6V6oZzc

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@m1rrag Thank you for saying this! For over a year the project was kept alive through a Flash Grant from the Shuttleworth Foundation and a Media Grant from the Mozilla Foundation, supported [in part] by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.

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@DamienHunter9 No, nothing to do with GDPR! It‘s mainly cost and maintenance.

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Quick tip: You can manage your data, that means import data e.g. from a different computer that has Data Selfie installed, you can export all your data, you can delete your data from your computer (but don't forget this is the only place it is stored, so that's final!)

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In case you missed it: Firefox version it out! Find it here: https://t.co/HdJsDO6m71 and stats are public
P.S. Sorry for the radio silence! This has been a one-woman project and as you may have noticed there are a lot of issues to tackle when we want to protect our privacy!

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Also, looking for Data Selfie Firefox user testers now! Email [email protected] if you're interested! 💁🏻

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It happened again: a change in FB's interface >> Data Selfie doesn't track clicks (incl likes) and key strokes. Fixing it. THX 4 ur patience

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@shadowoflighty Oh so it crashes on your dashboard. Does it still show the counter clock when you are browsing your FB feed?

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@shadowoflighty How long have you used it? My first instinct is that it might be a problem with your local data base.

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@saurabhjkakade @SFFlashGrants @hangdothiduc Tested with all of that, except incogn, worked for me + others. Can you follow instructions here https://t.co/XwJToRIYTr to help fix for you

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@saurabhjkakade @SFFlashGrants @hangdothiduc Yep! Pushed 0.0.13. Let me know if that's not the case for you!

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Woah 86K current users still! Thanks to @SFFlashGrants @hangdothiduc has been able to maintain Data Selfie! If you have problems, reach out!

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Data Selfie got an honorable mention in the students category #FCDesignAwards. 1.5 years ago, @hangdothiduc started this as her MFA thesis👊🏼 https://t.co/n7Ky0iXM99

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Announcing, the 2017 Innovation By Design Awards. Get inspired by these products, services & ideas: https://t.co/r5haOt0SoE #FCDesignAwards

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@Antoine_Mrl Interesting! I am glad, but I have heard that a couple of times now, it's weird, too. Keep us updated if problems come up!

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@Antoine_Mrl So it's hard to test or fix it for people whose FB page code I can't see. If you want to contribute in github, that'd be great!

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@Antoine_Mrl Here's more info: https://t.co/XwJToRIYTr The problem is our code builds on FB code that's apparently different for some people/groups.

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@Antoine_Mrl Hi! So sorry for that! Since the start there are some people whose accounts aren't compatible. I've tested that it's not because of language

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@TheScarlettGirl Here's a screenshot of all the permissions DS specified. So, there aren't warnings for all. (more info: https://t.co/bpnVLJjeKl)

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@TheScarlettGirl Chrome/Google doesn't know exactly what extensions do, as soon as a website is specified in the manifest, it's assumed anything is possible