Re:Being ‘wasted’ on Facebook may damage your credit score
by pdkl95 on Thursday October 22, 2015 @06:13AM
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1) That would be why they are trying to push their irresponsible "real names" policy.
2) Let's not forget they have more than your name. They can geolocate your IP, for example, to get an approximate location. If I remember correctly, name and zip alone has something like an 85% chance of uniquely identifying someone. If you tell them your birthday, that chance goes up into the high 90s.
3) Once you have their cookie, they have many other sources of information thanks to "beacon"[1]. Identification becomes significantly easier when they have other businesses adding data.
2) Let's not forget they have more than your name. They can geolocate your IP, for example, to get an approximate location. If I remember correctly, name and zip alone has something like an 85% chance of uniquely identifying someone. If you tell them your birthday, that chance goes up into the high 90s.
3) Once you have their cookie, they have many other sources of information thanks to "beacon"[1]. Identification becomes significantly easier when they have other businesses adding data.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Beacon