wally
Member
I don't use Facebook, but while reading an article in the May 2018 Linux Journal (on-line magazine subscription) about Data Privacy by Petros Koutoupis I learned there is a pretty easy way to dump everything Facebook has "archived" about your account.
Maybe this is old news to you, but the author of the article said he didn't know 90% of the advertisers Facebook has shared his info with.
First go to the "General Account Settings" page and click the link "Download a copy of your Facebook data" at the bottom of the list of editable settings.
This will create a zip file and you'll receive an email with a direct link to retrieve this file.
When extracted you'll have an index.htm file and directories: html, messages, photos, videos
Open the index.htm file in your browser and navigate the categories on the right side under you Profile picture.
You may be appalled by all that is archived, especially in the ads and applications sections.
Since the NRA and many firearms related businesses have Facebook pages, if you use Facebook you might want to know what Facebook can disclose about you to third parties.
Maybe this is old news to you, but the author of the article said he didn't know 90% of the advertisers Facebook has shared his info with.
First go to the "General Account Settings" page and click the link "Download a copy of your Facebook data" at the bottom of the list of editable settings.
This will create a zip file and you'll receive an email with a direct link to retrieve this file.
When extracted you'll have an index.htm file and directories: html, messages, photos, videos
Open the index.htm file in your browser and navigate the categories on the right side under you Profile picture.
You may be appalled by all that is archived, especially in the ads and applications sections.
Since the NRA and many firearms related businesses have Facebook pages, if you use Facebook you might want to know what Facebook can disclose about you to third parties.
