Unveiling and Quantifying Facebook Exploitation of Sensitive Personal Data for Advertising Purposes

Explore a 25-minute conference talk from USENIX Security '19 that delves into Facebook's exploitation of sensitive personal data for advertising purposes. Examine how the study quantifies the extent to which Facebook labels EU users with potentially sensitive interests, in light of GDPR restrictions. Learn about the privacy risks associated with this practice, including the low cost at which malicious actors could potentially unveil user identities. Discover the proposed browser extension designed to inform users about the sensitive interests Facebook has assigned to them. Gain insights into the implications of these findings for user privacy, data protection regulations, and the broader landscape of online advertising.