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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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    It certainly is an interesting topic, Richard Bloxam-Rose‍


    The problem with lengthy and boring T&C's is hardly anyone reads them. Users know this, and so do the companies. So who's at fault? Do companies see this as an opportunity to slip things in under the radar? Or do users understand the risks (deep down) but simply can't be bothered to read the full details? Probably a bit of both in my opinion


    Personally, I think #deletefacebook is overkill. Too many people enjoy Facebook and it's become a part of their daily lives - they aren't going to ditch it that quickly
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    It certainly is an interesting topic, Richard Bloxam-Rose‍


    The problem with lengthy and boring T&C's is hardly anyone reads them. Users know this, and so do the companies. So who's at fault? Do companies see this as an opportunity to slip things in under the radar? Or do users understand the risks (deep down) but simply can't be bothered to read the full details? Probably a bit of both in my opinion


    Personally, I think #deletefacebook is overkill. Too many people enjoy Facebook and it's become a part of their daily lives - they aren't going to ditch it that quickly
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