Social media changes our life drastically. In February 4, 2004, Facebook took the world by storm with over 2 billion monthly active users and a revenue of 27.46 billion USD (2016). Today Facebook become the most popular site for interacting with anybody irrelevant to the distance or time. Also Facebook is now offering you the unique features of Online games, Video chatting, Image editing tools and much more.
Many people are claiming that Facebook are stealing their information from it’s Facebook and messenger app. Do you know the apps you use on your Facebook are the actual culprit. And did anyone of us pay attention to one single page where the apps ask for certain permissions. Probably no, because we are too busy in click next button. But yes, it is same like using on Android or iPhone and many of us didn’t notice it at all.
While using any app on these social media, you asked to install the app and then it shows you a window such as below.
Yes, right. The application is asking for permissions, but now you ask where. Click the edit info and link and it will show you the permissions that are set to allow by default such as below.
You got the idea now. Basically these apps are having access to all of your private information, shared by you. You know why these apps are set to access the data by default, because the data fetch by these apps are sell to companies such as Google, Microsoft and United States Government. Its obvious, when you are using any product for free, you become The Product. And you are allowing them to steal your precious information right below your nose for many years.
Well now you are probably thinking how to stop these apps?
The first thing you can do is stop using such apps on Facebook. But thats hard right because we become so much addicted to Facebook and it’s online test which are not limited to personality test, how big your friend circle is, how cool you look and the list goes on.
So what you can do, the best thing you can do is deny the permissions to app. But yes certain apps are hard wired to collect certain information such as your profile info and your email address. The rest of these permissions are deniable.
So how you will protect yourself ? It’s simple
- Just while installing the app look for the permission window
- Click edit info link.
- It will show you the permissions the apps are asking and just uncheck the ones you don’t want.
- You can just simply uninstall the app right after you use it.
- From go to settings ——> Apps and press the cross, just right to the app.
So the next time you like to use any certain app on Facebook, Beware of your privacy exploitation.
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