Every scary thing Meta knows about you
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Data journalist Matilda Davies opened her first Facebook account when she was 11 years old. Years later, she requested all the information the social media behemoth had been collecting on her. What she uncovered shocked her. So, how exactly does the data gathering work? And what can we all do to reclaim some privacy?
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