Posts by nzdev

'Tesco probably knows more about me than GCHQ': Infosec boffins on surveillance capitalism

Re: That makes no sense except this part which is worth acting on, now that we have GDPR:

This isn't entirely true; the data download now includes a list entitled

“Advertisers who’ve uploaded a contact list with your information. Advertisers who run ads using a contact list they’ve uploaded which includes contact info that you’ve shared with them or with one of their data partners”

The scary thing is, when I looked at this list prior to deleting my account, it included my bank.

The fake name / DoB approach only works if you use a dedicated email for FB. If you use your FB email for anything else there's a good chance a third-party will upload your real details using the Custom Audience API.