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Just yesterday we told you that LaLiga had been sanctioned by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) for using its users as spies with the aim of detecting bars where football was being broadcast in pirate. Today, despite the fact that Internet companies are increasingly busy solving the privacy issue (at least for the gallery), we have learned that there is already an app that pay to spy on you
This is Study from Facebook, an application that, as you can see, has been developed by Facebook.They want to pay people who use it to give up their personal data Actually it is something very similar to VPN Research, an application that generated a lot of controversy and ended being closed, after discovering that Facebook had spied on young people in exchange for money.
Now the rules have changed a bit and they try to adapt a little more to the current times. In any case, we know that its main purpose is to collect personal data from users, although unlike what happened with VPN Research, only people over the age of 18 can register hereAlso, and for the time being only, the app will only work in the US and India.
What kind of data will Facebook spy on?
Facebook explains on the website that it has dedicated to this application that its objective with Study from Facebook is to find out which applications people like the most and how they use them.In principle, the data that the participants of this application will share with Facebook will be, in the first place, the apps they have installed on their phone
Information will also be collected about the time they spend using those same applications And inevitably, information will be collected about the country of origin of the person participating in the study, the mobile phone or device used to connect and the networks they use.
Account the Facebook team, for the peace of mind of those who assume it as good, that no personal information will be shared or recorded as relevant such as usernames, codes that serve to identify the user, passwords and, in general, personal content. This includes, in principle, data as sensitive as photos, videos or private messages.
In addition, on the page reserved for conditions, they explain to users that they will not collect personal information to transfer it to third parties and try to improve the ads to better target the target they are targeting.Something that, unfortunately, has been very common in this type of company that live, as you know, from the success of their advertisers.
How can users register?
Are you willing to give up this information for Facebook to investigate? Well, in that case, it is most likely that you will see an advertisement that invites you to participate in the program, previously downloading the application. Although not everyone will be admitted. For starters, we know that for now the Study from Facebook program will only be launched in the United States and India We don't know if it will eventually be extended to the rest of the world or to other specific countries.
On the other hand, those who want to participate will first have to register by way of application.From there, Facebook will examine your profile and give you, if it deems appropriate, permission to download the famous application This will be available, logically, both from the Google Play Store, for Android users and from the App Store, for those who use Apple equipment.
