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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 always torn on issues like this. From a cyber security perspective, I am naturally concerned with any data breach. However, I do think the press are very quick to scandalise cyber stories. Looking at this from a regular user perspective, if all they have managed to harvest is a list of peoples' Facebook friends (for example), is that really a major concern? Aside from it being morally wrong, of course. After all, it's not like they've actually gone out of their way to hack into individual accounts. Case in point, a local radio presenter said this morning "I don't care, they haven't influence me at all"


    ....Having said that, could this actually be the real issue? People don't always realise what they're signing up for and the risks involved (large or small). That's why I believe this all boils down to user education so individuals can make an informed decision. There's no way I would have taken the personality test, regardless of whether it was for academic purposes or not


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    I'm always torn on issues like this. From a cyber security perspective, I am naturally concerned with any data breach. However, I do think the press are very quick to scandalise cyber stories. Looking at this from a regular user perspective, if all they have managed to harvest is a list of peoples' Facebook friends (for example), is that really a major concern? Aside from it being morally wrong, of course. After all, it's not like they've actually gone out of their way to hack into individual accounts. Case in point, a local radio presenter said this morning "I don't care, they haven't influence me at all"


    ....Having said that, could this actually be the real issue? People don't always realise what they're signing up for and the risks involved (large or small). That's why I believe this all boils down to user education so individuals can make an informed decision. There's no way I would have taken the personality test, regardless of whether it was for academic purposes or not


    Interesting subject
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