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Last month it was revealed that a Trump data company, Cambridge Analytica, used the data of Facebook users during the American election. Security company SANS Security<\/a> provided the information below to clarify the situation and provide solutions if you are concerned about your data being shared online.<\/p>\n “The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Facebook violated terms of a 2011 settlement when data of up to 50 million users were transferred to Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm.\u00a0 This data was originally collected from a Facebook app called \u201cthisisyourdigitallife\u201d.\u00a0 The app not only collected extensive data from people who downloaded it, but the app connected data on their friends also.\u00a0 This incident is raising a lot of questions, to include what other data has been collected by other apps, and how was that data shared.\u00a0 Below are steps you can take to protect your privacy.\u00a0 Note that while these steps are specific to Facebook, you should consider following the same steps for any social networking sites you use online.\u00a0 In addition, Facebook will be making privacy changes in the coming months, as such, some of the links or options listed below may change.\u00a0<\/p>\n Unfortunately, these steps are not as simple as we would like.\u00a0 Facebook and other sites do this on purpose, they make money by collecting your information.\u00a0 We want you to be aware that information is being collected about you and the steps you can take to protect yourself.\u00a0 Finally, while these steps are specific to Facebook, keep in mind many other free sites have the same issues.”<\/p>\n [Source: SANS Security Awareness]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n