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Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

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Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

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Post by bilbo0s »

Tichy wrote: post #7

How would Facebook know who likes porn (except assuming everybody likes porn, obviously)? Those who say so on their Facebook profile are presumably not very concerned about that information leaking out?

Well...

Most are logged into FB when they browse their porn, so FB definitely knows what porn and how often the user browses it. Whether or not that info would end up in the graph, I don't know. I don't THINK it would? Not sure.

In any case, FB definitely HAS the information. Just a matter of whether they would let anyone else have it. I could see it being a valuable "background check" type service.

Actually, now that I think about it... FB tracks your browsing whether you are logged in or not. So they would probably have A LOT of information on people who like porn.

Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

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Post by bilbo0s »

silverbax88 wrote: post #8

I don't want to sound mean, but if people aren't smart enough to keep their lives out of Facebook, then let them get burned. It's not rocket science. I've had a Facebook account for years and there is nothing - absolutely NOTHING -on my Facebook account that I would worry about an employer seeing. That means no political views, no off-color humor, NOTHING that I would not say or post in public, in broad daylight. I w…

Keep in mind that FB can, and does, track your browser usage whether you are logged in or not. So even though some info may not currently be in the graph, they certainly have a pretty good dossier covering everything you do on the internet.

It's not only what you put on your FB that counts, it's anything you have done on the internet from a browser.

Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

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Post by superuser2 »

bilbo0s wrote: post #12
silverbax88 wrote: post #8

I don't want to sound mean, but if people aren't smart enough to keep their lives out of Facebook, then let them get burned. It's not rocket science. I've had a Facebook account for years and there is nothing - absolutely NOTHING -on my Facebook account that I would worry about an employer seeing. That means no political views, no off-color humor, NOTHING that I would not say or post in public, in broad daylight. I w…

Keep in mind that FB can, and does, track your browser usage whether you are logged in or not. So even though some info may not currently be in the graph, they certainly have a pretty good dossier covering everything you do on the internet. It's not only what you put on your FB that counts, it's anything you have done on the internet from a browser.

Facebook uses that information to target ads. If you're going to claim that Facebook makes that data available to prospective employers, prove it.

Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

#15

Post by throwaway2048 »

superuser2 wrote: post #14
bilbo0s wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Keep in mind that FB can, and does, track your browser usage whether you are logged in or not. So even though some info may not currently be in the graph, they certainly have a pretty good dossier covering everything you do on the internet. It's not only what you put on your FB that counts, it's anything you have done on the internet from a browser.

Facebook uses that information to target ads. If you're going to claim that Facebook makes that data available to prospective employers, prove it.

that claim was not made.

Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

#16

Post by bilbo0s »

superuser2 wrote: post #14
bilbo0s wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Keep in mind that FB can, and does, track your browser usage whether you are logged in or not. So even though some info may not currently be in the graph, they certainly have a pretty good dossier covering everything you do on the internet. It's not only what you put on your FB that counts, it's anything you have done on the internet from a browser.

Facebook uses that information to target ads. If you're going to claim that Facebook makes that data available to prospective employers, prove it.

Guy...

What are you talking about?

I never made that claim.

Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

#17

Post by graeme »

bilbo0s wrote: post #12
silverbax88 wrote: post #8

I don't want to sound mean, but if people aren't smart enough to keep their lives out of Facebook, then let them get burned. It's not rocket science. I've had a Facebook account for years and there is nothing - absolutely NOTHING -on my Facebook account that I would worry about an employer seeing. That means no political views, no off-color humor, NOTHING that I would not say or post in public, in broad daylight. I w…

Keep in mind that FB can, and does, track your browser usage whether you are logged in or not. So even though some info may not currently be in the graph, they certainly have a pretty good dossier covering everything you do on the internet. It's not only what you put on your FB that counts, it's anything you have done on the internet from a browser.

Is there a reliable way to stop this browser tracking, apart from quitting Facebook?

Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

#18

Post by ry0ohki »

Tichy wrote: post #7

How would Facebook know who likes porn (except assuming everybody likes porn, obviously)? Those who say so on their Facebook profile are presumably not very concerned about that information leaking out?

The example in the article was people who liked the Facebook page "Porn films". Presumably there are people who liked specific actresses, etc... so yes it's still people who are not concerned enough with this being part of their Facebook profile.

Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

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Post by anonymouz »

graeme wrote: post #17
bilbo0s wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Keep in mind that FB can, and does, track your browser usage whether you are logged in or not. So even though some info may not currently be in the graph, they certainly have a pretty good dossier covering everything you do on the internet. It's not only what you put on your FB that counts, it's anything you have done on the internet from a browser.

Is there a reliable way to stop this browser tracking, apart from quitting Facebook?

Blocking the "Like" button should hopefully do the trick. In Firefox you can use Ghostery or RequestPolicy (stops cross-site requests unless you specifically allow them) for that.

I think it's not entirely clear that quitting Facebook will stop them from tracking you.

Re: Facebook Graph Search: Marketing Opportunities and a Potential Privacy Nightmare

#20

Post by bdg »

silverbax88 wrote: post #8

I don't want to sound mean, but if people aren't smart enough to keep their lives out of Facebook, then let them get burned. It's not rocket science. I've had a Facebook account for years and there is nothing - absolutely NOTHING -on my Facebook account that I would worry about an employer seeing. That means no political views, no off-color humor, NOTHING that I would not say or post in public, in broad daylight. I w…

> I will never understand why some people can't get this through their heads.

I enjoy working at a place where I don't have to worry about these things because I work with real human beings.

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