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Re: Received a FB message from QVC on my mother's order -No Permission

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@dinajay wrote:

She does not have facebook and she never has had one but I still checked to see if the FB box  was checked and it was not- If it was she doesn't have an account so it owuldn't have mattered 


 

            @dinajay, Even though she doesn't use Facebook, if you have a Facebook account and if you have used any of their apps -- including Messenger -- they have access to her information in your contacts listings and third-party companies (such as QVC) are able to cross-reference the information because of permissions granted.

 

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Re: Received a FB message from QVC on my mother's order -No Permission

That's crazy- What if this was a gift? This is highly intrusive and very alarming

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Re: Received a FB message from QVC on my mother's order -No Permission

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@dinajay wrote:

That's crazy- What if this was a gift? This is highly intrusive and very alarming


 

              @dinajay,  It is extremely intrusive, and it's the reason we have to carefully, word-for-word, scrutinize permissions we grant when we use "free" websites and "free apps."   They actually come with a price.

 

Few things reveal your intellect and your generosity of spirit—the parallel powers of your heart and mind—better than how you give feedback.~Maria Popova