Facebook ads urge its staff to leak secrets

as mentioned in It found that the company used millions of e-mail addresses of non-LinkedIn users to target ads on Facebook. Following a complaint against the company, the DPC conducted an audit and found that it violated data protection regulations. In a bid to grow its user base, LinkedIn "processed hashed email addresses of approximately 18 million non-LinkedIn members," and then used them to target those individuals with ads on Facebook. As TechCrunch points out, numerous companies moved their data processing operations to Ireland prior to the implementation of new European data regulations. The DPC says that the "complaint was ultimately amicably resolved," and that LinkedIn has ceased those practices.

Facebook ads urge its staff to leak secrets

Image copyright Getty Images/BBCA campaign group advocating the break-up of Facebook has subverted the social network's advertising tools to tempt its employees into leaking information. Freedom from Facebook says it targeted ads at the technology company's staff, promoting a "safe space" website where they can anonymously submit "whistleblower tips". But the BBC understands it is not blocking the ads nor keeping a special log of who has viewed them. "Responsibility for these decisions rests with leadership of the communications team. Image copyright Facebook Image caption Facebook allows adverts to be targeted at employees of specific companies, including itselfAlthough Freedom from Facebook has not revealed how it has gone about micro-targeting the workers, there is an option in the company's ad tool to direct a campaign at those who list their employer as Facebook HQ.

Whistleblowers wanted: Activists buy Facebook ads asking Facebook employees to leak

as mentioned in By Didi MartinezA Facebook opposition group is now using the social media platform's tools against them — this time to get employees to leak information. Freedom from Facebook, a coalition of organizations calling for stricter regulations on the tech giant, announced Tuesday that it has launched a Facebook ad buy to "offer Facebook employees who feel uncomfortable with recent events to voice their concerns." Share your concerns confidentially and anonymously," reads a screenshot of the ads, provided by Freedom from Facebook. According to a press release on the buy, Facebook employees who see the ad will be able to "anonymously" submit tips using the group's website or encrypted email. Freedom from Facebook spokesperson Carli Kientzle confirmed to NBC News that they were able to target the ads using profile information from users who have Facebook listed as their employer.

A Facebook patent would use your family photos to target ads

Facebook has filed a patent that would make it easier to target whole families with ads by analyzing the photos they post. If Facebook chose to implement the system, it would supplement a family targeting program that launched last year. The proposed model would cross-reference details from photographs with tags, descriptions, the poster's IP address, the list of Facebook users using that same address, and potentially other details. So while Facebook probably could use your Thanksgiving family photos to pitch more attractive Black Friday deals next week, this patent doesn't tell us whether it actually will. Update November 16th, 2:45PM ET: Clarified that Facebook Portal centers cameras on faces using contextual cues, not detecting facial features.

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