In-Depth: Facebook Data Privacy & Social Media Data Mining
In-Depth: Facebook Data Privacy & Social Media Data Mining Business,Business News,Internet Marketing What Businesses and Consumers Should Know for Their Protection (and Gain) Facebook’s ability to see your personal data has been a big deal in the news ever since Cambridge Analytica was singled out as abusing this data for coordinated political advertising. As a result of the investigation on April 4, 2018, Facebook shared a draft of their updated data policy. Some things that were addressed in the release may be news to users. Did you know that when a user clicks the LIKE button on a business Facebook page, that business can then gain access to that user’s personal profile? Depending on the user’s privacy settings the company can see very little or absolutely everything. For many casual social media users, this has been concerning because most rarely have taken a look at the fine print in the privacy agreement or even their own privacy settings. Looking for ways to boos...