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Facebook's targeting users with ads using data they provided for security reasons — and it shows why the company still can't be trusted on privacy (FB)

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According to a report by Business Insider, a new research paper shows that Facebook is using contact information collected about users in surreptitious ways in order to target them with ads. The social-media platform is using data, including contact information, provided by users for security purposes.

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