Facebook Will Notify 87 Million Users Whose Data May Be Compromised In The Cambridge Analytica Fiasco

From Monday 9th April, Facebook is all set to contact its 87million users who could have had their data shared with Cambridge Analytica. It may not be for all, but for those who have been affected, the message by Facebook will show what the media giant plans to do to protect your data.

1Security link to be sent by Facebook to your feed

Along with this move, Facebook will send its entire 2.2 billion users a link that will appear at the top of users news feeds titled “protecting your information”. The link will lead to apps that have been used by users and the information that could have been shared with such apps who could be passing on information to Cambridge Analytica. 

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2Look for the message at the top of your newsfeed

For those who have been affected, Facebook will also send a message visible above the link notifying that their data may have been shared. It was just last week when the social media platform revealed that the data of 87 million users could be compromised because of the scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, the political analysis company. Now FB has announced it will inform all users who have been affected. If you see a link on the top of your news feed saying “protecting your information, click on it and it will take you to a section where you will see apps and websites from which you might have used Facebook to log into. You will get a choice to remove whatever is no longer connected to your account. 

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3The culprit will be banned by FB

For users who have been directly affected by the biggest scandal of recent months, you may also see the message “we banned the website 'This Is Your Digital Life,' which one of your friends used Facebook to log into. We did this because the website may have misused some of your Facebook information by sharing it with a company called Cambridge Analytica.” 

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4How Facebook collects data about you

Follow the image graphic which will reveal how your data is actually shared or collected by social media.