The information on how the Trump campaign obtained and exploited citizens’ privacy should serve as an example to your personal responsibility in maintaining internet security.
Do not use any Facebook game, IQ test, quiz or other third-party APP’s (applications). Never give permission allowing a third party access to your personal information. Shame on you if you allow your friends information to be accessed!
The BBC reported, “In 2014, Facebook invited users to find out their personality type via a quiz developed by Cambridge University researcher Dr Kogan called This is Your Digital Life.”
The personality quiz was used to exploit users personal information, as well as, all your friends’ personal information. Your (and your friends’) information was then sold through Cambridge Analytica to the Trump campaign and used to exploit you.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY?
Privacy suggestions:
1) change your default Facebook settings (make sure you never share your friends info. by default)
2) clear your web browser’s cookies on a regular basis
3) install an ad blocker
For example, using FireFox web browser with the AdBlock Add-on
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/
OR
1) just use TOR browser Download the Tor browser (free)