Just a few days ago, we learned that the questions from American senators toFacebookweremore and more insistent, to the point of making the situation very tense and also worrying Apple. And according to recent revelations, we can be sure that the United States was rightly worried.
Indeed: a duo of legislators, composed of a Democrat and a Republican, had the opportunity to receive a letter from Mark Zuckerberg's firm and signed by his delegate to theconfidentiality, Rob Sherman. This details how his company is able to locate us at any time, even after we have deactivated our GPS or prohibited access to the data from this sensor for the application.
The method
The principle, as one can imagine, is relatively simple: depending on ouraddress IPand our habits on the platform, the site's algorithms can indicate with more or less precision a location where a particular user is operating. So when you answerI participateAt an event, for example, the city where it takes place is suggested by the program in question. Honestly, who has never thought of that? It was obvious.
Other information, such as when you announce that you are present in a particular restaurant, or that a friend identifies you in a geotagged photo, are also very good clues. Then, if you didn't know it yet, the conclusion allows advertisers to target you usingadvertisementson Facebook.
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