Data protection – Facebook

Facebook.

Everyone recognises this name…

Well…500 million people anyway.

It says “Guten Tag” in the morning, and “Nägemist” in the evening.

If a stranger walked up to you and asked for your personal details such as a name, a phone number, where you went to school, how comfortable would you feel? This stranger wants your details.

Why?

What will they really do with this information?

Facebook.

Once a stranger, now a familiar face.

They have this information.

They know your name, where you live, your age, where you work, who your family are, what you look like, who you want to look like, who you love, hate, resent and fear.

They know your favourite music, movies, books and how many donkeys you have on Farmville.

And how do they know?

Because you told them.

And hey, did you remember to read the terms and conditions?

Oops.

Well, now they own this information.

That’s right.

They also own the rights to every photograph you upload. They can sell it, reproduce it, edit it, crop it, advertise with it, or hang it in their office.

or a shopping centre.

And it doesn’t matter if you press their brand new, shiny red “Delete Account” button.

Because they hold this information as long as they want.

Now how do you feel?

Violated? Confused? Used? Abused?

Maybe now you wish you gave your details to the stranger in the street.

Be aware of what information you share online.

Source: EYSM -Outcomes: Facebook and data protection