Facebook 2.2 billion active users worldwide, almost no one in this world who does not know facebook. But maybe only a handful of people who want to know or understand Facebook scandal that is rolling lately. About a week ago, Facebook made a startling admission that personal data of its 87 million users leaked and reportedly abused by third parties. Third party in question is a research company called Cambridge Analytica which is believed to help Donald Trump victory as President of the United States.
Although most or 70 million accounts whose data is abused exist in the United States, Facebook users in other countries are also affected. Even Indonesia is one of the countries outside the United States with the highest data leakage, which is about 1 million accounts. It could be your Facebook account also includes them .., Facebook finally provide notification or notification to anyone whose account is leaked and steps must be taken to secure it.
Looks like it's time we deh 'literate' with this Facebook scandal. Not just a case of this Facebook alone, but the dilemma about our privacy security in an age that is online now. How secure are the data you share in cyberspace? From when you are your birthday until your current location, these highly personal data can be used without your knowledge or your permission. Piercing or data theft is no longer just a problem of IT people or those who understand the technology, the impact can we feel directly in everyday life.
It's also not just a matter of Americans who may be the target, the impact is proven global. Including in Indonesia. Just by spreading quizzes or online personality surveys through an application called This Is Your Digital Life, the company's Cambridge Analytica can get various types of personal information about 87 Facebook users. Not only the direct download quiz, but also data of their Facebook friends. So if you 'friends' Facebook with the Amrik who download this application, your data can also be leaked too.
Although initially criticized for silence and indirectly responding to the unfolding of this big scandal, Facebook's number 1, Mark Zuckerberg has now officially apologized and even willingly fulfilled a US court call to testify. In addition, Facebook is also now more proactive to send notifications or notifications for 87 accounts who become victims in this scandal. If your account is one of them, then you should find the right notification above your Facebook feed. Even if your account is safe and does not include 87 million accounts of victims of Cambridge Analytica,
Just a few years ago, probably most people would not think twice about logging in or registering to new websites or apps that would attract attention. Being asked to fill in your full name, email, phone number, until maybe your favorite sports club name for the question 'secret' if you forgot the password too, I think at a willingly wrote. But since a spate of hacked actions, the leak of millions of corporate data as big as Yahoo has just been recognized a few years later, to this latest Facebook scandal, it all seems to start to realize how vulnerable our personal information security is in cyberspace.
Personal information is very valuable in this digital age. There must be people out there who want to buy your personal data and sell it or use it for their benefit. Whether to find out the tastes of the market or directly know which ads are interested you see in your medsos feed. Horrified too when you think about it. Facebook now encourages all users to re-review your account security settings.
