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Siwsan

(26,262 posts) Tue Apr 10, 2018, 10:27 PM Apr 2018

It appears my Facebook data wasn't mined by "This Is Your Digital Life."

I knew I hadn't logged on to it - and it seems that none of my "friends" did, either. Admittedly, 99.9% of the people on my rather skimpy friends list are family or people I have known for years. Only a few are people I connected with via different groups. And I wouldn't know how to use an App, if my life depended on it. I'm still not even all that sure what they are!

I was getting a number of creepy friend request from people with profiles that lacked in both friends and photos, but were full of Cyrillic script, so I was kind of expecting a different outcome.

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It appears my Facebook data wasn't mined by "This Is Your Digital Life." (Original Post) Siwsan Apr 2018 OP

What was "This is your digital life"? meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #1

I have no idea! Siwsan Apr 2018 #2

What do you mean it showed up on your page? meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #3

I assumed it must have shown up as a sponsored ad, or shared by someone Siwsan Apr 2018 #4

I guess I'll have to wait and see meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #5

I, fortunately, am among the lucky people who weren't mined or compromised Siwsan Apr 2018 #6

Oh, I thought you had been - so glad you weren't! meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #7

Have you seen this post? It has a link that let's you know Siwsan Apr 2018 #8

pnwmom just posted a link to check if your info was shared meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #9

Great! Siwsan Apr 2018 #10

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

1. What was "This is your digital life"?

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 10:39 PM

Apr 2018

I read that that was the conduit but what was it? A quiz, an app or game you join?

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)

2. I have no idea!

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 10:40 PM

Apr 2018

If it showed up on my page, I deleted it.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

3. What do you mean it showed up on your page?

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 10:51 PM

Apr 2018

I'm just trying to figure out if I saw it or did something with giving all of my info over to CA.

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)

4. I assumed it must have shown up as a sponsored ad, or shared by someone

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 10:55 PM

Apr 2018

I have a habit of deleting both sponsored ads and anything that doesn't come from someone I know, that shows up in my 'news feed'. Especially anything that requires me to answer a bunch of questions.

Facebook is supposed to be contacting everyone and letting them know if they were affected, or if they weren't.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

5. I guess I'll have to wait and see

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 11:12 PM

Apr 2018

I just keep hearing about it and just wondering what it was and did I see it. Sorry you were "compromised"

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)

6. I, fortunately, am among the lucky people who weren't mined or compromised

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 11:16 PM

Apr 2018

The big problem is that even if you didn't access that site, if one of your friends did, it grabbed your info, too. I guess all of my friends are as cautious and/or suspicious as I am!

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

7. Oh, I thought you had been - so glad you weren't!

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 11:54 PM

Apr 2018

Yeah, I know about if anyone on my friends list accessed it, I'm at risk. I have people on my friends list I'm pretty sure would have done something like that.