The irony makes its place with talent when we see around us users (or former users) of Facebook who have rushed to close accounts immediately after scandal Cambridge Analytica. Without understanding exactly what this data leak involved and how the information of over 50 million users was used, some closed their accounts and showed the Facebook network. Paradoxically, many of them have closed an account, and from another (reserve) the accusatory comments began on Facebook. It's not a joke.
As a short summary, we just say that the data of over 50 million users They were available to the Agency Cambridge Analytica, these being used for commercial and political purposes. More accurate, handling mass. No one can say with exact figures how this action has changed or about a product, of millions of users. The impact is difficult to quantify. The idea was promoted that this system was successful entry in the user's mind And they were told who to vote in the elections, what idea to support and what product to buy.
Before we see the tiles made by Facebook and the partner agencies to the social network, let's see Who are the users who intend to close, who have closed and who accuse Facebook in comments on forums?
These users are largely the athens, the credibles and those whose intelligence coefficient does not allow them more than to listen. Not to understand what I hear and read. Those we see that they distribute a .jpg file with an icon on the personal account and ask others to distribute it if they are faithful. Those who are not able to filter a news, to understand their message, to process it and to see beyond words and images. Are those who suffer from paranoia that are intercepted, spied, follow. This category belongs to those who have nothing valuable to hide, those with an intellectual level below the environment, with a general culture limited by the episodes in soap operas and books by Sandra Brown. There are those people who arrive in front of the ATM and ask for the help of any nearby person to help them remove their money. The instructions written on the ATM screen are too difficult to understand for them. The list could continue endlessly.
Among those who close Facebook accounts They are those who do so on relevant convictions and make this decision after a personal analysis and not after a news or boost flock. Most of the time there are discreet people who no longer want to expose their personal data and image on the social network. These people are capable of real socialization (Face2face), they are able to link two words and to sutate a coherent idea in a discussion in the real world.
Another category of users are those who know how to use online services and know how to take measures to protect confidential data and ideas. Yes, yes. Ideas. These are the ones who do not write on the personal page ”I feel good today"Or"to go to market", At the predefined question:"What are you thinking about?". There are those users who know how to answer the question"Where does Google Map know that on a road is the traffic blocked and how many minutes will I get to pass the congested traffic?"And I know how to silence the whole Facebook scientist when he displays in the application"Good morning, Cosmin! It's a sunny day in Sinaia“.
Any Internet user must know that when he accessing a web, service, information or application, nothing is free. This article is not free either. We have advertisement on the site, we have codes to follow your behavior in order to get the services offered and for commercial purposes. The fact that you do not give any money when you account for Facebook or you access a site, that does not mean that the service is free. In exchange for that account I am required personal data (the place of birth, graduated schools, professional training, places visited and in which you are, religious, political, etc.). This information is used by the company to sell certain products exactly who you need. "Targhetat". At the same time, this information can be used by third parties, as was the case with Cambridge Analytica, to print certain ideas among users. USING techniques and communication tools, would have been able to straighten a large mass of people to the ideas desired by the agency. In other words, the personal data of the users were used for mass manipulation, for political purposes.
Facebook users who feel threatened and those who feel vulnerable to these threats, have very simple solutions to protect themselves.
How can we protect confidential data on Facebook, and how to lock irrelevant ads
- disabling location and deletion of data ”place of birth"si"current place"Or their setting can be seen only by you.
- Avoidance ”check in“To the public.
- Using a separate account (not Facebook account) in applications that offer Login with Facebook.
- Removing personal Facebook page of search engines – Google.
- Avoid publishing personal photos and videos public hearing.
- Revoke access of the various applications to the Facebook account.
- Blocking and personalizing the advertisements offered on the social network. Here you have link direct.
Once these points are taken into account, it is harder for an entity to be able to follow your behavior and to include you in a handling or marketing campaign.
