WATCH: Facebook and “The Data Dilemma”
October 29, 2018
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You’ve heard a lot about the data Facebook gathers on its users.
In “The Data Dilemma,” examine what Facebook knows, and how it knows it – from the platform’s use of so-called “shadow profiles,” to the main ways Facebook tracks you on the web, even when you’re not on Facebook.
This digital video accompanies FRONTLINE’s new, two-night investigation of Facebook. For more on Facebook, data, and privacy, watch The Facebook Dilemma.
Senior Digital Writer, FRONTLINE
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