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Apps makers are sharing sensitive personal information (Including ovulation-tracking and real estate apps) with Facebook but not telling users - Because its only intended to better target adverts

Facebook is getting ahold of sensitive personal information that smartphone owners submit to entirely separate mobile apps, thanks to a software tool that immediately shares that data with the social network to improve ad targeting, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. It’s long been known that apps outside of Facebook’s ecosystem can and do willingly share data with the company to make it easier to reach existing and new users on the platform through ads. Yet the WSJ report highlights a particularly privacy-violating behavior by health and fitness apps where the information shared can be anything from diet and exercise activities to a user’s ovulation cycle and whether they intend to get pregnant.

According to the report, app makers like ovulation tracker Flo Health and Azumio Inc., the maker of the most popular third-party heart rate tracker on iOS, use what’s known as “App Events,” a Facebook-provided tool that shares sensitive, user-submitted data directly with the social network that, in most cases, a user must manually submit. That data is then used to inform Facebook’s ad-targeting tools, which it provides to those same developers and others so they can reach existing and new users when they’re browsing Facebook. In the case of Flo Health, Facebook is effectively matching information it collects from the software’s ovulation-tracking feature to real profiles, the Journal says, users it can then potentially label as a viable target for ads regarding expecting mothers and new parents.

The stories never stop, which a glimpse of how deep Facebook's revenue model is built up around monetisation of adverts. The monetisation is not just intended to keep the platform running, it really appears to go a lot deeper than that in terms of squeezing every last drop of cash out of the data.

Earlier this month, the UK government issued a lengthy and damning report concluding that Facebook was no longer fit to govern itself and that a regulatory body should step in. The report said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg “continually fails to show the levels of leadership and personal responsibility that should be expected from someone who sits at the top of one of the world’s biggest companies.” Apparently Mark Zuckerberg has now agreed to meet with UK Ministers about the report.

See https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/22/18236398/facebook-mobile-apps-data-sharing-ads-health-fitness-privacy-violation

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Michael Spinks Punching Power Stops David Sears and Retains Crown This Day February 23, 1985

Michael Spinks 170½ lbs
David Sears 173¾ lbs
TKO at 1:02 round 3
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Referee: Larry Hazzard
Judge: Joe O'Neil 20-19
Judge: Joe Santarpia 18-20
Judge: Stuart Winston 18-20
WBA / WBC / IBF Light Heavyweight Title

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Luxury bathroom design ideas: 21 ways to get a hotel spa look

If you dream of a bathroom that's indulgent and relaxing, find inspiration with our beautiful luxury bathroom design ideas. From traditional to contemporary, there's a style to suit all

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10 Amazing and Exceptional Astronomical Events

There are many different types of changes that are continuously going in the space. There are many reasons like a movement of planets, gravitational force and changing start system for these amazing astronomical events.

https://rxscience.org/10-amazing-and-exceptional-astronomical-events/

New research finds that eating 200 grams of blueberries every day can reduce blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health among healthy individuals.

WFIRST, The Space Telescope with the Power of 100 Hubbles !!!

https://www.universetoday.com/141528/meeet-wfirst-the-space-telescope-with-the-power-of-100-hubbles/

Aloe vera extract is well-known for its antioxidant and antibacterial properties and is widely used to treat burns. It also has other lesser-known uses, like reducing dental plaque, treating canker sores, and even reducing constipation. It is highly alkaline and can reduce the acid in the body naturally. Human body tends to turn acidc due to diet or life style habits. Aloe vera leaves are long and slightly curved with serrated edges. The gel is the thick fleshy part that is between the skin of the leaf. Please watch the video to know how to extract aloe vera gel.

Avoiding or limiting certain foods in your diet may help decrease the accumulation of waste products in the blood, improve kidney function and prevent further damage. Here are 17 foods that you should likely avoid on a renal diet.

https://health-zone.org/17-foods-to-avoid-if-you-have-bad-kidneys/

Make these simple lifestyle tweaks to feel great all day. Whether you have diabetes or prediabetes or just generally suffer ill effects from crazy blood sugar swings—you want to know what really works to control your sugar levels.

Here are a 12 tips that will help your blood sugar and your overall health.
 https://www.healthuses.com/12-healthy-ways-lower-blood-sugar/

9 Worst Foods For Your Heart

Food can nourish our bodies, or it can poison our bodies. Here's the current wisdom on the best and worst foods for your ticker.

https://medmd.org/9-worst-foods-for-heart/

Climate freaks trying to scare people again but what the hell none of us will be here in 140 years

Uncontrolled diabetes has many serious consequences, including heart disease, kidney disease, blindness and other complications. This article lists 11 foods that people with diabetes or prediabetes should avoid.

https://www.howfitness.info/9-foods-you-should-never-eat-if-you-have-diabetes/

Your immune system is constantly under attack by germs, bacteria, and viruses, so it’s essential that you give it the nutrients it needs to protect your body. The good news is that there are lots of immune boosting foods you can eat, so check out our list below to find the best immune-boosting foods:

http://www.herbsmedicines.com/12-power-foods-that-boost-immunity/

IT'S OFFICIAL: Manny is a Padre. - MLB

IT'S OFFICIAL: Manny is a Padre.

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There are 174 known moons out there, spinning around the celestial bodies of our Solar System, so we’ve decided to pick out our favourites.

https://todaysintech.com/20-most-amazing-moons-in-the-solar-system/

Chickens tend to produce eggs in one of two colors, white and brown. There is no discernible difference in nutritional value. Brown eggs tend to have more omega-3 fatty acids, but the difference is miniscule. There's also no difference in yolk or taste. This is a very easy process to change wight eggs to brown eggs, that you can try at your home.

Honeybees' waggle dance no longer useful in some cultivated landscapes | EurekAlert! Science News

dianne-feinstein defends her stance on the new green deal to these children , she is down putting these kids and seems rude to me

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A Guy Trained on Video Games Just Beat a Formula 1 Driver on a Real Track

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