![]() Facebook uses cookies to check in data like time, URL, IP address and date whenever you visit a website that has a Facebook plugin like the “Like Button” this means every website you visit gets your data reaching Facebook as almost every website has Facebook plugin.įacebook also got in lawful trouble when it started its sponsored story ad pattern in 2011 the social media got the authority to use the names and photos of its members in different products ads, for which these users were not being compensated. Facebook Tracks Your Activities All Across the Webįacebook also gets to keep tracking your movements on different websites for 90 days even if you are logged into the service or not. The concept of Beacon is still present in the form of Facebook Connect, but in a more transparent manner, where users can connect into different websites simply using their FB accounts.ģ. The program had to be stopped and Facebook had to bear $9.5 million lawsuit, Mark Zuckerberg called Beacon a big time mistake. However, Facebook added an opt-out option but it was too difficult for the users to find it. ![]() Facebook Shows Your Friends What You BuyĪnother controversial way Facebook attempted to use your data was when they introduced an ad platform titled Beacon, companies like Fandango and Travelocity could actually post things on users news feed showing that they have purchased products from their website. Facebook debated that the point was misunderstood by people as this action was necessary to keep your conversation messages available to the other person or the comments that were posted by you, so Facebook reverted to its old terms and vowed that any further changes in policies will be based on users votes.Ģ. However, in 2010 Facebook added an account deletion option, but there were controversies over it as Facebook changed its policies in 2009 removing a clause in which it was mentioned that company cannot use your data even if you deleted the account. ![]() The only way to delete yourself was by removing every single post and content that your ever posted by hand and then send an email to Facebook requesting for an account deletion, for which you need to make an attempt several times. Previously Facebook didn’t have an account deleting option it only had the option to deactivate the account. Facebook Gets to Keep Your Data Foreverįacebook gets to keep your details even if you leave it forever. All this using of your personal data is related to Facebook policies and these things will really surprise you, so brace yourself.ġ. Here are 10 ways how Facebook has been using your personal data. The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) also charged the company with frequent privacy audits for 20 years as it deceived the consumers with its privacy promises. Many times this balance has tipped in the favor of the business. KRON4 reached out to Monika Cooper with Contra Costa County Counsel’s Office for comment on the matter, but the message was not returned.The company tries to walk in a difficult situation, between offering the users proper private space in communicating with their friends and this way feed the user data to businesses for using them to serve effective ads. I can indicate that the Hospital’s counsel to date has been nothing but professional and courteous and I look forward to continue working with her and the Hospital / County to hopefully get the parties to a place of resolution.” - Attorney Torin Dorros That of course is not always possible, but I do my best to achieve that goal. That is why I feel so strongly about this area.Īs to this specific case, I generally refrain from providing the press a lot of detail at the early stages/pre-litigation as I do my very best to work with the providers to try to achieve a reasonable resolution without the need for court intervention. Many of my clients over the years have indicated that their specific PHI privacy violation was one of the most traumatizing experiences in their lives. “Protected Heath Information (“PHI”) privacy breaches or violations in and of themselves carry with them, or inflict, an enormous amount of harm, especially emotional trauma, simply based upon the inherently personal and often compromising nature of the private information revealed.
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