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Facebook uses your location data to suggest new friends, despite huge privacy concerns
2016-06-28 17:00:46| Extremetech
Facebook has admitted mining your location data to match you with other nearby individuals as part of its "People You May Know" feature. While these messages can help old friends reconnect, they're also potentially risky -- and despite the company's claims to the contrary, at least some individuals appear to be matched with others based on nothing but geographical proximity.
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Category:Information Technology