Scrutiny falls on Facebook following reports of data harvesting for Trump campaign

Here's an interesting read (although it doesn't clarify the fundamental problem...)

ounews.co/.../


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"Whenever personal data protection is discussed, we see comments along the lines of: “Well, if they want to know where and when I eat my favourite cheesecake, so be it. Why does that matter?”


"It matters, because you should be asked what happens with information about you. We might not always know the value of our simple information which is why we need to be protected when we are sharing it. If only to be made aware that information about us is in the open.


We might not always know the value of our simple information which is why we need to be protected when we are sharing it.

"What if it isn’t cheesecake, but your daughter’s school? Your son’s whereabouts over the last few months? You or your partners spending over the past year? Information about ourselves belongs to us and the moment we share it we lose control over how it is spread, saved and put into context with other information

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As I said previously, isn't the answer to simply educate people to not share anything sensitive online? After all, you wouldn't share personal data with a stranger in the street. The saga continues....

Here's an interesting read (although it doesn't clarify the fundamental problem...)

ounews.co/.../


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"Whenever personal data protection is discussed, we see comments along the lines of: “Well, if they want to know where and when I eat my favourite cheesecake, so be it. Why does that matter?”


"It matters, because you should be asked what happens with information about you. We might not always know the value of our simple information which is why we need to be protected when we are sharing it. If only to be made aware that information about us is in the open.


We might not always know the value of our simple information which is why we need to be protected when we are sharing it.

"What if it isn’t cheesecake, but your daughter’s school? Your son’s whereabouts over the last few months? You or your partners spending over the past year? Information about ourselves belongs to us and the moment we share it we lose control over how it is spread, saved and put into context with other information

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As I said previously, isn't the answer to simply educate people to not share anything sensitive online? After all, you wouldn't share personal data with a stranger in the street. The saga continues....