Can Your Facebook Likes Give Away Your Identity?
Many Facebook users worry about their personal identities being compromised on the social network through unfortunate photos or tagged posts. But a University of Cambridge study shows that it's possible to gain information such as political affiliation and ethnicity just from seeing Facebook users' likes. Social security firm Secure.me also published a top 10 list of the Facebook applications that require this information when users connect to them.
Many Facebook users worry about their personal identities being compromised on the social network through unfortunate photos or tagged posts. But a University of Cambridge study shows that it’s possible to gain information such as political affiliation and ethnicity just from seeing Facebook users’ likes. Social security firm Secure.me also published a top 10 list of the Facebook applications that require this information when users connect to them.
Researchers from Cambridge analyzed the Facebook likes of more than 58,000 U.S.
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