1 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: Was your Facebook information shared with Cambridge Analytica? A new 2 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: website tells you instantly, am Rich damiro this is Rich 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: on Tech Daily. Okay, so by now you've heard all 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: about Cambridge Analytica. This is the British political consulting firm 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: that's at the center of a major Facebook controversy. Some 6 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: estimates say they accessed data on more than eighty million 7 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: Facebook users. So you're probably wondering is your profile data 8 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: in there? Well, now there's an easy way to find out. 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: Facebook has set up a super simple page. All you 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: have to do is log into your Facebook account, click 11 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: a link, and it brings you to a special help 12 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: page titled how can I Tell if my info was 13 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: shared with Cambridge Analytica. All the page does is checks 14 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 1: to see if you or your friends access the quiz 15 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: app from Cambridge Analytica, which was called this is Your 16 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: Digital Life. Then you get your results right in a 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: big box in the center of your screen, and it 18 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: says was my information shared? Now? I clicked on the 19 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: link and for me, my information was not shared. Now. 20 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: I'm not a big fan of taking all these quizzes online, 21 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: and this is why the quizzes are just upfront for 22 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: capturing as much personal information as they can. But if 23 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: you did take a quiz or one of your friends 24 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: take this quiz, it will tell you. And the box 25 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: even goes a step further. It will give you an 26 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: idea of exactly what was shared with Cambridge Analytica, including 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: your profile information, your page likes, your birthday, your current city, 28 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: and more. The information that they had access to depends 29 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: on whether you took the quiz or one of your 30 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: friends took the quiz. One thing that's interesting about this 31 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: support page, which is by the way, official from Facebook. 32 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: They kind of don't use absolutes, so when they give 33 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: you your information, it says based on our available records, 34 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: and then finally it says as a result, it doesn't 35 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: appear your Facebook information was shared, so they're not saying 36 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: on either side with a firm yes or no. Now 37 00:01:58,560 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: I can tell you how to get to this page. 38 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: Go to Facebook dot com, slash help slash one eight 39 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: seven three six six five three one two nine two 40 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: three four seven six, which is the website url for 41 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: the page, or you can just find a link on 42 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: my website. Just go to rich on tech dot tv 43 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: and again you want to log into Facebook. Then you 44 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: can click the link and then it will tell you 45 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: if your information was shared. So what's Facebook doing in 46 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: the future. Four things. They're going to notify you if 47 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: an app misuse your data. They're gonna make it easier 48 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: to manage the apps that you use. They're going to 49 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 1: turn off access for unused apps, and they're going to 50 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: restrict Facebook login data basically the amount of information that 51 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: they pass along to third party companies when you use 52 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: Facebook to log into their websites. And a lot of 53 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: this is already happening. So there's another link on this 54 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: Cambridge Analytica page that actually lets you look into your 55 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: apps and websites to see the information that you shared 56 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: with them. So you can click that link as well. 57 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: And Facebook has made that section of their settings just 58 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: a little bit clearer again, you can find the link 59 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: to see if your data was shared with Cambridge Analytica. 60 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: Just go to my website. Richon tech dot tv and 61 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: if you find this podcast helpful, please leave me a 62 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: review in the Apple Podcasts app. I do appreciate it. 63 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for listening. I'm rich damiro rich on 64 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,119 Speaker 1: tech dot tv. I'll talk to you real soon.