This specific section of Facebook`s Terms of Service contains agreements about who can and cannot use Facebook and what is not, and the things you can and cannot do on the platform. Whether you`re using a computer, phone, tablet, or other internet-connected device, Facebook collects information about those devices, including battery level, signal strength, available disk space, browser type, app and file names and types, and plugins. Information about operations and behaviors performed on the device, for example. B if a window is in the foreground or background. for example, unique identifiers, device identifiers and other identifiers. B of the games, apps or accounts you use, and the family device. and, unless you actually change your settings, photos, GPS location, and camera. Facebook has even started studying the posts you enter, but in the end, you decide not to post. A recent study by a Facebook data analyst studied the habits of 3.9 million English-speaking Facebook users to analyze how different users «self-censor» on Facebook. They measured the frequency of «canceled» messages or status messages, that is, messages that were deleted before being published.

They studied this because «[Facebook] loses value because of the lack of condensation in content,» and they hoped to figure out how to limit this type of self-censorship in the future. While a Facebook spokesperson told Slate that the network was not monitoring the actual content of these messages, Facebook was able to determine when characters were seized and whether they were posted within ten minutes of the seizure. Forbes reports that the «research» part of the User Data Directive was only added in May 2012, while the study was conducted in January 2012. After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social media giant experienced a lot of backlash due to its intrusive data collection guidelines. To give users the impression that they have more control over their personal data, the company released on April 4 a new update to its terms of use – the first since 2015 – in relatively user-friendly and understandable language. Facebook`s data usage section states that we do not sell your information to anyone and never will. It looks reassuring. That should not be the case.

While Facebook doesn`t sell information such as your name and address, its goal is to create a digital encyclopedia about everything from your shopping habits to your political preferences, and aggregate them so advertisers can contact you. Like any other of Facebook`s 1.28 billion monthly active users worldwide, you blindly accepted Facebook`s terms and conditions without reading the fine print. Another commented, «It smells like interference and censorship to me!» and one human rights commentator added: 4. Facebook`s terms of service are only a small part of the story. Facebook data may be available to government agencies. But this explanation doesn`t really tell the whole story. While some users may not care if they see targeted ads to help them choose a new TV, this example brushes the full range of items that are marketed to you based on your data. For example, according to a report by the Center for Digital Democracy, financial services companies have turned to Facebook for «data mining, targeting, and influencing consumers and their networks of friends,» and some companies are «developing new guides for their credit and refinancing offerings,» based on user behavior on Facebook.

Also, while stronger bonds can create better communities and social ties have positive emotional and physical effects, connecting with people and organizations that look like you can also sow discontent and arguments. . . .