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I agree 100% with the privacy concerns you've raised. My question was/is: Is buying an ad on Facebook a privacy violation? Facebook gives you all the data you

by jbail 16y ago

I agree 100% with the privacy concerns you've raised. My question was/is: Is buying an ad on Facebook a privacy violation? Facebook gives you all the data you need to use people's friends to sell stuff. This is what makes advertising on Facebook attractive to a great degree. If you're trying to reclaim a debt, could you not buy an ad to target someone's friends? Especially if that ad is simply "Have your friend call me." There is no mention of debt. No shaming in a public forum. It's just a simple message. Is that illegal?

mseebach 16y ago
Yes. You're a debt collector, and you need to speak to Melanie. Unless Melanie is looking for a job as a debt collector, chances are she has unpaid debt. Even if you try to conceal where you're from, short of lying, you can't hide it if someone asks "Uh, why? Who are you?". Boom - you've violated Melanie's privacy. And what if you've yourself been "contacted" by an agency in that way, and you now see those ads for your friend?