According to Reuters, Facebook wants to get into the healthcare business via your personal health care status. The report states, "[t]he company [Facebook] is exploring creating online "support
communities" that would connect Facebook users suffering from various
ailments. A small team is also considering new "preventative care" applications that would help people improve their lifestyles."
Is Facebook a safe environment to share personal health information? This is a question that Facebook users need to answer themselves. Would I ever trust Facebook with my personal health information? I don't utilize Facebook to communicate with my family or friends or for any reason other than to explore the constantly changing features on the platform. For the past several years, I have only utilized Facebook for professional purposes since I don't trust the platform with my personal information.
If you watch Cullen Hoback's documentary Terms and Conditions May Apply you may better understand how Facebook utilizes your personal information. If watching a documentary is not up your alley, I encourage you to read the clause on Facebook's Terms and Conditions that states, "...you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings:
you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable,
royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on
or in connection with Facebook (IP License)." In layman's terms by posting content on Facebook you agree to Facebook utilizing your content in any way it sees fit.
Last year, Forbes reported that Facebook entered into agreements with multiple data brokers to ensure that the personal information you post (i.e. your friends lists, status updates, likes, etc..) is provided to companies/shadowy entities that are creating detailed online and offline personal dossiers about people. Besides advertisers, the information posted on Facebook may be utilized by insurance companies to deny claims and/or employers to discriminate against employees, and colleges to turn down applicants.
If after reading the above you still want to share your personal medical information with Facebook that is your right. When it comes to privacy, you don't know how valuable it is until you lose it.
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Friday, October 3, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
Did Facebook's Real Name Policy Lead to the Killing of An Iraqi Mother By Militants?
The Associated Press has reported that militants belonging to the Islamic State group have murdered a human rights lawyer in Mosul, Iraq. According to the AP, "gunmen with the group's newly declared police force seized Samira Salih
al-Nuaimi last week in a northeastern district of the Mosul while she
was home with her husband and three children".
It has been reported that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq believes her arrest was connected to Facebook messages she posted that were critical of the militants' destruction of religious sites in Mosul. This troubling execution demonstrates how dire the situation is in the Middle East.
Are militants social media monitoring the areas that are under their control? Are they buying social media monitoring services and deploying them to silence any dissent? If so, which programs are being utilized? Did Facebook's real name policy requirement make it easy for the militants to find and execute this lawyer and others who voice dissenting opinions on Facebook?
Facebook's real name requirement enables it to better track users for advertising and monetization purposes. The reason behind the policy is money. Facebook has deals in place with data brokers to enable them to combine people's online persona/activities with their offline activity. These agreements directly lead to the erosion of personal privacy. This policy may also discriminate against drag queens and other artists.
Now that it appears that militants are using Facebook's Real Name policy to silence and kill its critics will Facebook change this policy to better protect users?
Copyright 2014 by Shear Law, LLC All rights reserved.
It has been reported that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq believes her arrest was connected to Facebook messages she posted that were critical of the militants' destruction of religious sites in Mosul. This troubling execution demonstrates how dire the situation is in the Middle East.
Are militants social media monitoring the areas that are under their control? Are they buying social media monitoring services and deploying them to silence any dissent? If so, which programs are being utilized? Did Facebook's real name policy requirement make it easy for the militants to find and execute this lawyer and others who voice dissenting opinions on Facebook?
Facebook's real name requirement enables it to better track users for advertising and monetization purposes. The reason behind the policy is money. Facebook has deals in place with data brokers to enable them to combine people's online persona/activities with their offline activity. These agreements directly lead to the erosion of personal privacy. This policy may also discriminate against drag queens and other artists.
Now that it appears that militants are using Facebook's Real Name policy to silence and kill its critics will Facebook change this policy to better protect users?
Copyright 2014 by Shear Law, LLC All rights reserved.
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