Facebook collected call and SMS data from Android users if not explicitly forbidden


By Pierluigi Paganini

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After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook made the headlines again, the company collected users’ Android call and SMS metadata for years.

The Cambridge Analytica case it raised the discussion about the power of social networks and the possibility of their abuse for the conditioning of political activities.
The non-professionals have discovered how important their digital experience is and how companies specialized in data analysis operate without their knowledge.

Social network platforms have an impressive quantity of information about and are able not only to profile us but also to influence our choice.
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Via:: Security Affiars