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Did FB really give out personal data? In any case, do we even have an understanding of what is meant by anonymized data (when applied to specific datasets) anyw
by ksk 9y ago
Did FB really give out personal data? In any case, do we even have an understanding of what is meant by anonymized data (when applied to specific datasets) anyway? I sometimes wonder if any of these firms could call it anonymized by changing the name on the profile to somebody's initials.
- davidwihl 9y agoYep, they really gave out the data. One example is "instant personalization" where Facebook partners would get full copies of Facebook user data including images, likes, friends, etc. It was turned on by default without user notification. https://www.privacytrust.com/guidance/facebook_instant_personalization.html https://www.privacytrust.com/guidance/facebook_instant_perso... http://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-instant-personalization-how-to-disable-it-and-why/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-instant-personalizatio...
- ksk 9y agoAh, I was thinking about the Cambrige analytica story, and specifically handing over data which we have no control over. But you're right to point out they used to have 'share by default' on some data.