Facebook Policy Breakdown
Learn about Facebook's extensive data collection practices, including your social connections, interests, and online behavior across the web.
- Privacy Concern #1Tracks You EverywhereFacebook collects data about your actions across the internet, including sites you visit, ads you view, and even purchases you make, even if you’re not logged in
- Privacy Concern #2Creates Detailed ProfilesIt builds detailed profiles of your behaviors, interests, and connections to target ads specifically at you
- Privacy Concern #3Shares Data BroadlyFacebook shares your data with numerous third parties for analytics, research, and advertising purposes
- Privacy Concern #4Weak Data SecurityThe platform doesn’t clearly explain how it encrypts your data or notifies users in the event of breaches
- Privacy Concern #5Uses Your Identity in AdsYour name, profile picture, and actions on Facebook can be used in ads shown to others, making you part of their marketing
- Privacy Concern #6Global Data StorageYour data is stored and distributed worldwide, but the details on security safeguards are vague
- Privacy Concern #7Tracks Non-Users TooFacebook’s partners can collect and send data about people who don’t even have accounts, raising broad privacy concerns