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Gransnet on facebook

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durhamjen Sun 18-Mar-18 22:23:48

Should Gransnet still be on facebook?

kittysjones.wordpress.com/2018/03/18/cambridge-analytica-the-commodification-and-marketisation-of-democracy/

Knowing that this has happened.

“We exploited Facebook to harvest millions of profiles. And built models to exploit that and target their inner demons”. Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower, Christopher Wylie.

Bathsheba Wed 21-Mar-18 09:01:39

If you're a Facebook user and you don't want to delete your account, there are some things you can do to protect your data. For instance, you can go to the App Settings page, click the edit button under Apps, Websites and Plugins, then disable the platform. I got this from a BBC News article.
The full article is here www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43469656