When
I opened up my Facebook archive for the first time, the first piece of
information I looked at was my messages archive. I got a blast of nostalgia as
I scrolled through messages from 8th grade all the way up to last
week. I then viewed the three videos I posted on Facebook my freshman year of
high school but completely forgot about until now. Other than the messages and
the videos, none of the information presented in the archive was that
surprising to me. All of it was information easily accessible simply by looking
at my own profile. The data is presented in a much more concise and accessible
format than it is on my profile, but it is still the same data. I was expecting
statistics such as how much time I’ve spent on the website and how many times
I’ve logged in.
I
have no problem with Facebook storing the information they presented in the
archive. All of that data is material that I’ve willingly put on Facebook to
share and let other people access. I am however concerned that Facebook is not
sharing everything that they have on me. I know for a fact that Facebook works
with advertisers to target specific users with ads, and I am worried that my
information might be being sold to third parties. The only people I am
comfortable sharing the information I posted with are the 705 friends I have
either requested or accepted. The thought that some advertising agency could
have access to the photos I posted is a disturbing one.
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