The decisions of the company that owns the most crowded social network in the world do not go unnoticed. And it is that everything that is related to Facebook has a good news load, both for the number of people it affects, and for the relationship with theprivacy issues associated with your name. Something that does not change in this case after knowing that said company has access to the data of the last application that it has acquired, the well-known Moves.
In such a way, and despite what both companies reported from a moment, it seems that finally Facebook has access to the user data collected by Moves An issue that both initially stated would not happen, keeping the operation of this tool independent and without accessing their data due to their pprivacy policiesHowever, this has changed, modifying their policies so that data can flow between these two companies and not exactly exclusively.
While, until last week the privacy policies of Moves read not to “disclose the user data to third parties”, as of this Monday the text has changed to modify its performance. Thus, it now states that “we may share information, including personally identifiable information, with our affiliates (companies that are part of our corporate groups of companies, including but not limited to Facebook) to help provide , understand and improve our services”A modification that expands the possibilities for Facebook and other companies when it comes to knowing the information of the users of Moves
The application Moves uses the sensors of the user's device to know if the user moves walking, running, by bike or by car All this to know and record the physical exercise you do, the steps you take and your daily routines. It is also capable of knowing your location to know if you stop to work, to have a drink and other variations that can help the user to know their life habits in order to modify them if it is necessary Questions that might be of interest to Facebook
Although a spokesperson for Facebook claims that there will be no such mix of information despite the changes in privacy policies as reported by the WallStreet Journal, other analysts believe that this modification may be useful for the publicistsAnd it is that they show user data that can be used to offer personalized announcements and according to each moment and situation of the day. Something that cannot be confirmed at the moment.
What is clear is that, despite what was said at first, Facebook has access to the data of Moves, although it is not known how or if they will finally use them. At the moment it seems that the agreements with the other recent Facebook purchases such as WhatsApp and the glasses Oculusseem un alterable, although it must be taken into account that the purchase processes have not yet been completed. Can Facebook still be trusted?
