Have you ever felt completely creeped out by Facebook? Have you ever looked up something on the internet or maybe downloaded an app and then all of a sudden saw Facebook adds relating to what you had just googled? This article addressed that issue.
Facebook has spent so much money telling the public we are in control of our profiles but are we? It seems not. Several people reported feeling like their privacy was being invaded because it is. There is no way we have so many setting for "privacy" but yet we see things pop up on Facebook that it shouldn't know we looked at and then try to get us to buy whatever it is. This is a back firing market strategy. I guess they thought "if we track their searches and put up ads for it on our site, they are more likely to buy it, thus acquiring some sort of revenue for us". Wrong, so wrong. For me personally, this makes me feel weird and more likely to be scammed and also WHY DOES FACEBOOK KNOW THAT!? This is my personal phone and they are tracking it?
The author that wrote this article and personally tested this and downloaded a pregnancy app, even though she was not pregnant. Well we all know what happened next, she got all kinds of adds for maternity wear, etc. She then something very eye opening, "What I learned is that our ability to control ad tracking is limited". she also explained that most app developers disclose PERSONAL DATA to Facebook without your permission! According to her this is called "Industry standard practice". She then lists thing in the "practice" that we don't know.
1.Turing off you location doesn't stop Facebook from locating you.
2."Why I'm seeing an ad" doesn't explain why you are actually seeing an ad.
3.You might see ads based on activity outside of Facebook, even if you opt out of seeing ads based on activity outside of Facebook.
I found this article interesting because Facebook seemed so good at marketing certain services and goods, but i wasn't aware is was done by invasion of privacy, something they said they give us complete control over. I see this as a complete marketing back fire on their part. They can share ads with the public but not by monitoring where we go and what we click on.
Article by: Katherine Bindley February 28, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m.
Posted by: Kari Thorn @ 4:16 p.m.
I personally don't have a Facebook account but I have heard very similar situations that relate to your article, it is very scary to know that social media is taking over our personal lives. Good job on analyzing this article!
ReplyDeleteI personally have a facebook account and this happens to me all the time. I had no idea that facebook was tracking me! I always turn off my location, but now I know that doesn't help. Do you know of a way that the consumers can protect and keep their information safe?
ReplyDeleteHey Kari, I really enjoyed your blog posting about Facebook. I don't have a Facebook but if I did I would be worried about what you give them access too.
ReplyDeleteThis all makes sense now. Now I know why ads of what I looked up on the internet pop up on both Facebook and Instagram. I do agree with you and everyone else that is an invasion of privacy. There should maybe an option for this or at least let their users know because it is pretty "creepy" in my opinion.
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