Many of you have heard about the Facebook story involving Cambridge Analytica and user data being mined for political use. So many things you do on the site are being stored for research and some of it is being used to manipulate behaviors and opinion. You can search for more on this story for further details.
Now as a user of Facebook I am concerned about this. They aren’t taking user privacy seriously. Now is Facebook too big to fail in this situation, no…no they aren’t. Bigger websites have fallen over the years. The average user probably doesn’t care but those who do care might find themselves moving away.
No social network is immune from data mining because there are hackers out there who will find out anything for a price. Just think about what sort of information is being transmitted everyday across the World Wide Web. Your web searches show up on websites you visit because they are looking at your cookies. Very sophisticated technologies are being used to sell and influence people. Of course there is a lot of money to be made and they are doing it search by search and click by click.
The Internet has changed the world and revolutionized how we connect and do business in our lives. We all have to be vigilant in what we share with others. So my friends how are you who are on Facebook going to react. I think we all have much to think about as it comes to Facebook’s dilemma.
Mark Zuckerberg you gotta get your company in control lest it all goes away.
Wow, Tony, that’s a mouthful, good for you. I didn’t know you had it in you!
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I don’t post very long posts. I take an approach between twitter and a long-form blog post. Attention span is something I am very aware of.
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Data mining is one thing I get used to even though I am not a huge fan, and frankly since my tastes are all over the map, it’s hard for them to nail down what to show me. I am so disturbed about selling and giving access to people’s contacts to see what they’ve posted, as well as access to private messages. None of that is ok. I am most likely going to move away from Facebook personally.
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It’s surprising how Facebook is slow to react to this situation. They should be bending over backwards to keep their users happy.
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I’ve been avoiding FB. Too wearing. Even if some of my favorite people are there!
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