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Facebook Sued for Scanning Private User Messages

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday May 24 2016, @10:29AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-big-shock dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

A California man is suing Facebook for allegedly scanning the content of private messages sent between users of the site.

The suit alleges that Facebook scans the messages in search of hyperlinks sent between users. "If there is a link to a web page contained in that message, Facebook treats it as a 'like' of the page, and increases the page's 'like,' counter by one," the suit contends. The site tracks when users "like" pages in order to compile individual profiles that allow third parties to send targeted advertisements.

Source: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/facebook-sued-for-scanning-private-user-messages/article/2591806

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  • (Score: 1) by boris on Wednesday May 25 2016, @02:21PM

    by boris (1706) on Wednesday May 25 2016, @02:21PM (#350803)

    Combine this with the fact that FB tells my friends pages I 'liked'. I've accepted that FB is harvesting data about me so I'm very selective with what I tell FB I actually like (usually a charity, or some movie or TV show). If the very act of forwarding drivel via PM tells my friends I like something I don't actually like I will no longer use this private messaging for this.. I don't like FB inferring things about me.