Facebook logs ALL your phone calls and texts – the plot thickens
The Facebook data scandal deepened last night after users found the social network had harvested information including call logs and text messages.
Some users discovered the Silicon Valley giant had been storing complete logs of incoming and outgoing calls and text messages. Others reported that data such as contacts in their address books, social events in their calendars and even friends' birthdays had been stored.
One user, Dylan McKay, reported that from October 2016 to July 2017 his logs contained 'the data of every [mobile] call I've made, including time and duration' and 'data about every text message I've received or sent'.
The discoveries came after some Facebook users tried to delete their profiles over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Rather than delete an account entirely, the social media site encourages people to 'deactivate' their profile as this leaves all personal data on its servers.
However, when users request to permanently delete their accounts, the site suggests: 'You may want to download a copy of your info from Facebook.'
It is this data dump which revealed the extent of the data held. User Mat Johnson said he found his deleted Facebook profile data dump contained information on 'every single [mobile] phone call and text I made for about a year'.
I can understand access to contacts (for invites, and where you have granted permission) but call data and SMS has taken it too far…. it really looks like the trusts is broken as there are multiple layers of privacy intrusions now coming to light.
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Facebook logs ALL your phone calls and texts | IOL Business Report The Facebook data scandal deepened last night after users found the social network had harvested information including call logs and text messages. |