Dana Liebelson with five more ways in which Facebook is tracking you and your relationships: Facebook users and privacy advocates erupted in anger recently after New Scientist drew attention to a 2012 study in which Facebook researchers had attempted to manipulate users moods. The company purposefully messed with peoples minds, one privacy group complained to the Federal Trade Commission. But the mood study is far from the only example of Facebook scrutinizing its users—the company has been doing that for years, examining users ethnicities, political views, romantic partners, and even how they talk to their children. (Unlike the mood study, the Facebook studies listed below are observational; they dont attempt to change users behavior.) Although its unlikely Facebook users have heard about most of these studies, theyve consented to them; the social networks Data Use Policy states: We may use the information we receive about you…for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research and service improvement. Below are five things Facebook researchers have been studying about Facebook users in recent years. -Erika
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:00:01 +0000
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