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Friday, May 6, 2011

Facebook looks to cash in on user data

While A Plus Paper Shredding concentrates on the world of document destruction in Louisville, all matters of privacy interest us.

One of the most popular platforms for discussing our private lives is Facebook. However, the entity has developed a process which allows it to use info that you post to be used in advertising. Here's a recent article:


Facebook looks to cash in on user data

Profiles, status updates and messages all include a mother lode of voluntarily provided information. The social media site is using it to help advertisers find exactly who they want to reach. Privacy watchdogs are aghast.

April 17, 2011|By Jessica Guynn | Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Julee Morrison has been obsessed with Bon Jovi since she was a teenager.
So when paid ads for fan sites started popping up on the 41-year-old Salt Lake City blogger's Facebook page, she was thrilled. She described herself as a "clicking fool," perusing videos and photos of the New Jersey rockers.

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