We all better be operating on the concept that nothing on these social media arms is actually private.
Via Daily Mail:
Facebook is being sued over claims it has been scanning users’ private messages for personal information to sell to advertisers.
The social networking site, is accused of monitoring messages and website links sent between users so they can profile what people read online.
This in turn allows the website, which has 24 million UK members, to charge more for the information.
It is thought the information is particularly valuable because people are more likely to reveal their true interests in messages they think are private.
The alleged breach of privacy has been exposed by internet experts, who examined whether messages that Facebook insists are private were actually being monitored.
The claim relates to messages sent directly to a friend’s inbox, rather than posted on a profile wall, which can be seen publicly.
Many people use private messages to send friends links to other websites, such as news articles, shopping sites or sports blogs.