Why You Shouldn't Take Facebook Surveys or Quizzes
By Timothy Tibbetts |
You've seen the posts. Facebook surveys and quizzes (also called games) claim to tell you about yourself or ask you to take a quiz to test your intelligence. They're not games but instead intended to be viral posts to show advertisements and gather data. While they appear to be fun and harmless, we don't waste our time "playing." Here's why.
Years ago, Facebook got into a lot of trouble with the Cambridge Analytica scam, where it was discovered that companies were harvesting your data. Facebook (mostly) shut down this invasion of your privacy, but the games are still allowed, and that leaves a bad taste in our mouths every time we see one of these "games."
Let's consider some of the games you can play.
No one can get 1010 on this quiz
Typically people are drawn to this game because it's something they're interested and knowledgeable about, like 80's movies.
The questions are usually no-brainers in their category, so odds are you should get 1010, or 100%.
Which Alcohol Are You?
Hint: You're awesome.
There are thousands of possible games you can play, each one dumber than the next one.
The Way Your Draw an X Says a Lot About Your Personality
No, it does not.
Are These Games Safe?
All of these games show advertisements and collect data about you and everyone on your friend's list. Some of the questions ask questions like your first pet's name, something commonly used (wrongly) for passwords to other accounts.
While Facebook clamped down on these types of games, we still don't see the point in giving an app access to your profile to determine your personality is Tequila. Plus, I'm Jack Daniels. Everyone knows that, except for these games.
Steps You Can Take
We dislike these games because they take up roughly 800 pixels or the full length of your screen. That's a lot of space when you could have seen four or five average posts in the same area.
If you find these games fun, we don't see any harm, but you should remove their access by following this tutorial.
Your data is stored, possibly forever, and we're not OK with that.
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Years ago, Facebook got into a lot of trouble with the Cambridge Analytica scam, where it was discovered that companies were harvesting your data. Facebook (mostly) shut down this invasion of your privacy, but the games are still allowed, and that leaves a bad taste in our mouths every time we see one of these "games."
Let's consider some of the games you can play.
No one can get 1010 on this quiz
Typically people are drawn to this game because it's something they're interested and knowledgeable about, like 80's movies.
The questions are usually no-brainers in their category, so odds are you should get 1010, or 100%.
Which Alcohol Are You?
Hint: You're awesome.
There are thousands of possible games you can play, each one dumber than the next one.
The Way Your Draw an X Says a Lot About Your Personality
No, it does not.
Are These Games Safe?
All of these games show advertisements and collect data about you and everyone on your friend's list. Some of the questions ask questions like your first pet's name, something commonly used (wrongly) for passwords to other accounts.
While Facebook clamped down on these types of games, we still don't see the point in giving an app access to your profile to determine your personality is Tequila. Plus, I'm Jack Daniels. Everyone knows that, except for these games.
Steps You Can Take
We dislike these games because they take up roughly 800 pixels or the full length of your screen. That's a lot of space when you could have seen four or five average posts in the same area.
If you find these games fun, we don't see any harm, but you should remove their access by following this tutorial.
Your data is stored, possibly forever, and we're not OK with that.
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