Social media profiles are used to send targeted ads. What else can be done to us users with this data and how dangerous can it get?

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Many people advocate for concealing your data as much as possible on social media. Hackers and data mining companies can create a virtual you based on your usage of social media. What else can our social media data be used for?

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Not just ads but targeted information. Two people with different beliefs and backgrounds perform the exact same google search can result in radically different search results. There is an example story of this happening in Egypt during the revolution, but more generally the implications are pretty grim.

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