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Facebook Knows Everything About You, And If You Don't Believe Us Here's Proof
A marketing stunt for the upcoming Ubisoft game "Watch Dogs" is inadvertently allowing users to check how well they've set up their Facebook privacy settings.

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Head over to the Digital Shadow tool to see your own horrifyingly detailed breakdown, then update your privacy settings ASAP.

Digital Shadow first shows users the photos they've tagged as public, then it moves on to examine their friends. It shows users which of simpsons tapped out hack iphone their Facebook friends they interact with most, which interact with them the most, which they don't interact with at all, and (gulp) which friends they've been stalking that haven't been stalking them back. (Those who've been keeping tabs on their exes should avoid this section at all costs.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xen2SgzDD40

This post has been modified to include that this campaign is available for those in the US only.

A breakdown of when I'm most active on Facebook.

But this marketing campaign is only as effective as users' privacy settings are ineffective. I, for example, don't have many settings turned on because I prefer to monitor my profile myself. That's why my Digital Shadow profile was full of information on clash of clans hack me, but others, like Yahoo's Rob Walker, had a more sparse profile because of stricter privacy settings.

"Watch Dogs" will be released for PC, Wii U, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 on May 27.

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While undoubtedly a clever marketing ploy for a game that allows you to "hack into anyone's life," the Digital Shadow tool is fascinating for anyone posting information to Facebook. And it may very well encourage users to take their online privacy settings a little more seriously.





 
 
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