RE: Facebook is checking your offline activities!
In a way, I don't blame Facebook for selling the data. They make a lot of money that way, and it is natural to want more. I drink Coke every day, but that is also evil, not good for your health and so... but they still sell it, to make money (and I buy it).
You are right about the shadow data, meaning that Facebook gather information about people not yet on Facebook. That is why they can be bombarded with "correct" friend suggestions from the first second, simply because Facebook knows a lot about them, or at least about their friends. Also because of information stored about us in cookies by visiting websites with Facebook like buttons and more, it gets even more detailed.
There are things we can do to remain private, but still - it is really hard in the world we are living in today!
Hi @unbiasedwriter
I'm hearing so much about FB selling data. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see FB selling data. I see them using their data to reach well targeted audience with their ADs. So they are using data, to target audience. And that's different from selling data.
Am I wrong?
Yours, Piotr
If you put it like that, they are gathering data, and then they are using that data to sell ads (that is, for targeted marketing). So, they are not exactly selling the data to others, but they are taking advantage of the data and using it so that others can take advantage of the data to do targeted marketing,