Wednesday 31 August 2016

Facebook Recommended That This Psychiatrist's Patients Friend Each Other

Facebook Recommended That This Psychiatrist's Patients Friend Each Other

Facebook’s ability to figure out the “people we might know” is sometimes eerie. Many a Facebook user has been creeped out when a one-time Tinder date or an ex-boss from 10 years ago suddenly pops up as a friend recommendation. How does the big blue giant know? While some of these incredibly accurate friend suggestions are amusing, others are alarming, such as this story from Lisa*, a psychiatrist who is an infrequent Facebook user, mostly signing in to RSVP for events.
Read more: http://fusion.net/story/339018/facebook-psychiatrist-privacy-problems/?source=Snapzu

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