Defenders of personal data protection and user privacy have stepped up attacks in the past few days on social networks and popular mobile applications, most recently the recent Facebook App application. They considered it to be "human trafficking" through the misuse of advertising, commerce or, for other purposes, their personal data collected from cameras, microphones, laptops, desktops, laptops and tablets.

The charges are applications and programs running on mobile phones and other devices, such as Facebook, Entagram, Twitter, Watts Ab, Tick Tech, Facebook, Google, , And other applications where the privacy policy in which the common denominator is to provide free services, collecting, collecting and mass-tapping on users' personal data.

Trafficking in humans

The issue was discussed in a report published recently by businessinsider.com, citing analysts and civil society officials defending privacy, saying that mobile applications, both of the known major social networks or other companies, were expanding In the commercial and non-commercial use of the personal data of users is tantamount to being a form of "trafficking in human beings," as the privacy and expansion of personal data ultimately leads to "commodification", ie, . They considered that applying Facebook to produce images of people in their old age from their current images is only a simple example. Perhaps the breach is much less than Facebook, Twitter, Watts AP »or other free applications.

Facebook violations »

The analyst, Business Insider, Gilbert, that the application of «Facebook» itself precedes and exceeds the application of «Facebook» in terms of abuse of privacy, as Facebook has repeatedly acknowledged the massive violations of user data, including the scandal «Cambridge Antalike Which allowed access to personal information for tens of millions of users, not to be used during the US presidential election. Facebook actually collects a lot of your data and builds a stronger image of your identity.

In May 2014, Facebook introduced a new feature designed to enable smartphone users to distinguish and select music around them through the application's access to the phone's microphone. This is only possible if the user has granted Facebook a " On his phone, but then repeated that the application of «Facebook» access to the phone microphone, whether or not permission.

In a report last January, CNBC reported a practical experiment during which a professor at the University of Florida spoke loudly about the possibility of safari trips. Less than a minute later, she began to look at her account on Facebook. She found That the first participation in the news feeds and publications on her page speaks about safari. Business Insider analysts then conducted a similar experiment, one talking to another about plans for a possible trip this fall to Buenos Aires or Lisbon. Hours later, ads on his page were talking about a holiday in Lisbon.

E-Commerce

Every time you shop at a site like Target, Amazon or Wal-Mart, the company records what you bought, how you paid and where you bought, data that is of tremendous value in marketing and sales, revenue and benefit-sharing between producers, e-commerce sites, Retail, and so the user is exploited by his personal data.

Apply «FaceP»

The new Facebook application for aging requires less personal information than many other applications. It requires access to the picture library and camera, but does not require your email, your name, or any other identifying information, nor do you have to sign up for On account, but from its terms granted a license to the company to use images uploaded by users for commercial purposes. It also gives the company permission to store images on its server even after the user has deleted them from the application, and that the company can transfer user data to any country in which it operates.

Privacy Policy

According to the Business Insider report, the privacy policy contained in the terms of license for the use of previous and other mobile applications includes some common ideas and conditions, including that it requires the user to acknowledge and agree that the producer of the application can use it to generate revenue or increase Through the use of the Services, such as the sale of advertisements, sponsorship, promotions, usage data and gifts. The license terms also include the user waiving all rights to privacy, publicity or any other rights of a similar nature with respect to his or her user content or any part thereof; For these texts and conditions in practice means «commodification» user through trafficking in their own data.

Tic Took Application

The application of Tic Tuk is very popular, especially with children and adolescents. It allows sharing of video and audio between friends. It is a free application, but it requires access to the picture library, communication lists and camera, and generates revenue from selling personal user data that can be accessed. Depends on privacy breach for monetization.