10 Facebook Facts that will Freak you Out!

10 Facebook Facts that will Freak you Out!

10. Facial Recognition

Facebook is collecting its users’ data in huge amounts. In layman terms we can say that it is collecting data equal to 510,000 movies everyday. What does it do with so much information? When you tag any of your friends on Facebook photos, you are actually sending in some data for their facial recognition software. With every new photo that is uploaded, they get better at recognizing the face. Their algorithm is so good that they claim it is 98% accurate.

9. Your location

Whenever you check into a good restaurant or somewhere  interesting, Facebook knows you are there. Although you are telling your friends that you are having a good night out- the data is used to evaluate your habits regarding outing and sporting. In case you are at some place which is deemed suspicious by the American authorities- well who knows! Facebook turned off the location option on Messenger app after someone used it to give exact coordinates of a person by using Marauder’s Map- an app much like the map in Harry Potter except that it replaces the castle with the world!

8. It can affect your mental health and make you a show-off snob!

That is not actually true about Facebook alone, in fact it is true about technology in general. People who spend a lot of time near laptops and other devices are affected by the rays emitted from these devices. Since Facebook is addictive and you can’t seem to leave it alone, its use has been reported to be deteriorating for your mental health.

7. Facebook is harmful for your intellect

Why is it that you always see what you like on Facebook? Why don’t you see sponsored posts that you dislike? The data that Facebook collects based on your likes, political preferences, statuses and inclinations is used to filter news in such a way that you only see that side of things which you want to. For example the supporters of right wing politics would hardly see anything “nice” about left wing politicians.

6. Negative health consequences regarding the body

Imagine seeing posts by smarter friends all day long. You will start having issues regarding your body for sure. In a study by the Florida State University, out of 84 students that participated those who used Facebook a lot were seen to have eating disorders. Also the Washington University has reported in a study that girls and women tend to show dissatisfaction towards their bodies if they use a lot of Facebook.

5. Fear of Missing Out or FOMO

Facebook induces FOMO in people who are very active users. Reported by a study conducted by New York University, people continuously see what others are doing and then they develop a fear of missing out the fun part. The interesting part is that when we post something, that is also always the upside, why then we don’t realize that behind every happy post by others there could be a sad story too? Facebook thus makes lonely people even lonelier. Instead of bringing people closer, it is actually drifting them apart.

4. Facebook KNOWS a lot about YOU

You might have forgotten what you posted four years ago but Facebook remembers and it also reminds you. It makes me anxious to see how stupid I was four years ago but Facebook makes sure it keeps reminding me of those silly posts. Interestingly it does it in such a sweet way! By the way, what I like, post, share, close, open and play on Facebook gives them indication of what my hobbies, pastime, likes and dislikes in general are. 

3. Facebook censors political information

We already know that Facebook posts what we like, but they also stop posts that the state does not like. The idea was to promote openness and sharing but Facebook has defied its own core philosophy by censoring certain posts. It does it at a state level. For example, a page citing protests in Russia was blocked by Facebook on direct orders of Russian government.

2. Facebook can sell your data

Have you ever wondered where you get advertising messages on your phone from? Cellular companies use your phone numbers to send you ads that they are paid for. Facebook will also sell your data based on the information that it has about you. Let’s say if you prefer online shopping over real time shopping through cash- Facebook might tell that to Mastercard in order to boost online sales as well as credit cards.

1. Facebook can devise your sleeping patterns

The Facebook Messenger app shows when a person was last active. This way Facebook can tell when you sleep and when you are up. Does that mean a lot of us open Facebook the first thing after we open our eyes? Looks that way!

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