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Facebook reveals it gave 61 companies access to widely blocked user data

Posted by eka
Tags: facebook, privacy
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/02/facebook-user-data-access-companies-privacy

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Guardian staff and agencies
Published
Jul 3 2018
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548 words

4 comments

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    acr
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    When Facebook first started picking up steam people really believed that they were making all that money off of ads alone.

    When Facebook first started picking up steam people really believed that they were making all that money off of ads alone.

    6 votes
    1. Dondo
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      I admit, this is what I thought. That is still how I think many websites make the majority of their money. I just don't know enough to get it.

      I admit, this is what I thought. That is still how I think many websites make the majority of their money. I just don't know enough to get it.

      3 votes
  2. starchturrets
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    Facebook is the worst possible steward of data. And they collect it from non users, meaning that even if I never created an account, I still could get my info leaked.

    Facebook is the worst possible steward of data. And they collect it from non users, meaning that even if I never created an account, I still could get my info leaked.

    4 votes
  3. Dondo
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    What does all of this mean to a person like me? I can use technology fine, I think, but I have no understanding of what my data is worth and how it is used. I am on an Apple ecosystem 100%. I have...

    What does all of this mean to a person like me?
    I can use technology fine, I think, but I have no understanding of what my data is worth and how it is used. I am on an Apple ecosystem 100%.

    I have a facebook account and use that on my older laptop. The few times I have used it on my phone I went through Safari. I have Messenger app downloaded on my phone. I use Gmail as my main email. I do not sign up for or into services via a facebook account.

    What should concern me?
    Did they break laws or are they just shady and liars?
    Don't Apple and Google sell my information, somehow?

    3 votes