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

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Following The Guardian breaking this story over the weekend, concern has grown over how this happened and why nothing was done earlier to rectify the issue. #DeleteFacebook is trending with many users understandably angry over how their data was allegedly harvested and used to influence political elections.


What do you think should be done, firstly to rectify this issue and secondly to prevent things like this happening in future?
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    I'm not sure Natalia D'lima. Schools? Parents? Workplace?

    Even back in the 80's when I was much younger, if someone randomly knocked at the door or phoned my house, I knew not to share personal information. But I don't know who taught me :)


    Slightly off topic, but I hear a lot of talk about targeted marketing. This is another one I don't fully understand. In Yorkshire, we receive different TV adverts to people in Cumbria. Isn't that targeted marketing just on a larger scale? Who makes the rules as to when the line is crossed and it becomes unethical? National? Regional? Local? Personal?
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    I'm not sure Natalia D'lima. Schools? Parents? Workplace?

    Even back in the 80's when I was much younger, if someone randomly knocked at the door or phoned my house, I knew not to share personal information. But I don't know who taught me :)


    Slightly off topic, but I hear a lot of talk about targeted marketing. This is another one I don't fully understand. In Yorkshire, we receive different TV adverts to people in Cumbria. Isn't that targeted marketing just on a larger scale? Who makes the rules as to when the line is crossed and it becomes unethical? National? Regional? Local? Personal?
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