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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFacebook confirms they gave advertisers access to users' phone numbers & contact lists
Facebook confirmed a Wednesday reportclaiming it gave advertisers access to user
phone numbers and contact lists
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Facebook confirmed a Wednesday report claiming it gave advertisers access to user phone numbers and contact lists. We use the information people provide to offer a better, more personalized experience on Facebook, including ads, a Facebook spokeswoman told AFP. We are clear about how we use the information we collect, including the contact information that people upload or add to their own accounts. In a Gizmodo report published Wednesday, two studies found that the social network was giving advertisers access to data sources that users did not explicitly permit could be used. For example, the studies found user phone numbers given to the social network to enable two-factor authentication were being targeted in advertisements. The studies also found that user contact lists that were uploaded to the site could be mined for personal information, meaning that data from friends of the user could also be available to advertisers.
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Facebook confirms they gave advertisers access to users' phone numbers & contact lists (Original Post)
Leghorn21
Sep 2018
OP
I'm literally getting around 10 spam calls a day from one zip code, these people are bastards
uponit7771
Sep 2018
#1
And if they see you applying for a payday loan, they'll hit you with ads for cat food
dalton99a
Sep 2018
#8
uponit7771
(90,301 posts)1. I'm literally getting around 10 spam calls a day from one zip code, these people are bastards
donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)2. They also want access to your bank balances and credit card charges
Not with your name attached but they do plan on selling that info. I say "fuck Facebook"
dalton99a
(81,386 posts)6. Yep. That too.
AllaN01Bear
(17,944 posts)3. if they want my personal inforation that bad, pay me you @#$%&*()_
donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)9. Goes with the saying "If you don't pay for a product,YOU are the product"
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)4. What's it gonna take for people to finally give up Facebook?
dalton99a
(81,386 posts)5. What do people have against a "better, more personalized experience"
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)7. Nothing. But when I posted a cat video
It told me my bank account was low and then I started getting slammed from payday loan vendors. Haha
dalton99a
(81,386 posts)8. And if they see you applying for a payday loan, they'll hit you with ads for cat food
"Psst. Want to stretch your food budget?"
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)10. And ramen noodle ads. Haha. N/t