Shocking internal document is reason enough to ditch Facebook for good – Kim Komando

Facebook collects a ton of data on your habits and online activities. That much almost everyone is aware of. It isn’t the only company that builds a user profile with your information, as Google, Amazon and even Twitter use data to serve you better results.The sites scrape the information together from anything you interact with, whether products, your friends, or businesses you buy from. Once a profile of your habits has enough data points, it is often passed on to third-party advertisers.Most of the services know where that data goes. But read on to see what makes Facebook’s data collection extremely dangerous.Here’s the backstoryFour years ago, Facebook got raked over the coals after discovering that Cambridge Analytica stole the data of millions of Facebook users through a third-party app. The subsequent probe involved the FBI, the SEC and the Justice Department.At the time, the social media giant claimed that it didn’t know about Cambridge Analytica’s activities. However, not knowing where your data is used seems to be a central theme, as a leaked document reveals that Facebook doesn’t know where the user data comes from or where it is stored. Your daily dose of tech smarts Learn the tech tips…
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