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For a long time, users of the social network Facebook could guess that they were being spied on by its owners. These, of course, were just guesses that were finally confirmed. 

The premiere of new devices

Recently, the premiere of the latest devices took place Portal i Portal +. This is where the company is Facebook She assured that these tools would not spy on or eavesdrop on their users. A moment later, the sentence was changed and added that devices will be able to collect certain data from its users. This information aroused a lot of controversy and heated discussions as to whether it might not be crossing the human border of privacy.

Facebook spokesman opinion

Facebook and his spokesman at the last conference that took place this month informed about the functions that the new devices will have. It turns out that Portals are based on the application infrastructure we all know, namely Messenger. If the user makes a phone call via the Portal device, it will collect information about him, such as his data, connection length or its frequency. Of course, this should not come as a surprise to anyone because Messenger has been doing all this for a long time. Facebook it is explained that this information is only used to tailor relevant advertisements to its user.

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Advertising is a trade lever

Company translation Facebook no one is surprised anymore. Everyone who uses it is well aware that this website earns a lot from advertising. They are the ones that give this website the opportunity to generate very high revenues. Hence, the reason for "surveillance" of users is explained by the appropriate matching of advertising materials.

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There is no need to worry

However, please note that Facebook is a social networking site. Its main assumptions are aspects other than displaying the ads themselves. The new devices presented Portal and Portal + will collect data about us, but its future users have been assured that this data will not be used in any way. Which does not change the fact that you have to take care of your own privacy and we shouldn't forget about it.

 

 

 

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