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Facebook is listening to your conversations but not in the way you think

Stephen Waddington

A new privacy tool provides insight into how your data is shared with Facebook. In the last week I’ve been served ads on Facebook about places to visit after a discussion about a day out. In the last week I’ve been served ads on Facebook about places to visit after a discussion about a day out. How naïve I have been.

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Privacy isn’t necessarily a good thing

Stephen Waddington

Facebook is building a private version of the internet. While that may be good for personal privacy, it’s a threat to public conversation. Facebook’s big play at its F8 developer conference this year was privacy. Personal privacy and security strikes at the core of Facebook’s proposition.

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Bits, Bytes and the Ethics of Data

PRSay

It recently came to light that Cambridge Analytica , a political research firm, had gathered and exploited data on the likes and personalities of tens of millions of American Facebook users, to micro-target political messages to them before the 2016 U.S. The regulation has reshaped privacy laws across Europe, and also applies to U.S.

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Can you have privacy under a spotlight?

PR in High Definition

There’s no doubt that the recent revelations surrounding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have brought the notion of personal privacy under even greater scrutiny. Do the same privacy rules apply? For many companies, this notion of privacy may not just be a personal matter but also a business one. Assess the risks.

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Goodbye Third-Party Cookies, Hello Content Marketing

Contently - Strategy

In reality, third-party cookies and resulting targeted ads can feel like an invasion of privacy—or even be perceived as downright creepy. Pressure from consumer privacy advocacy groups and regulatory entities is part of the reason why Google is now changing its M.O. Let’s say you work in marketing at that ramen company.

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Can you have privacy under a spotlight?

PR in High Definition

There’s no doubt that the recent revelations surrounding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have brought the notion of personal privacy under even greater scrutiny. Do the same privacy rules apply? For many companies, this notion of privacy may not just be a personal matter but also a business one. Assess the risks.

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Next Steps in Social Media Marketing

Flack's Revenge

Sure, Facebook’s troubles have been front and center. And it’s not just about Facebook or even social media. Others have come under fire too, for their content and privacy issues, in related areas of online like general Web, Google, and mobile. The reputation hits come from many directions.