I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes. Video Does Facebook Know You Better Than You Do? What makes you tick, whom you know, where you go, even where you might end up. The information you share in your profile is a mere snippet of what Facebook and its partners really know about you. Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The Times, explains.
By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER, ROBIN STEIN and KEVIN ROOSE on Publish Date April 9, 2018. . Watch in Times Video » embed When I downloaded a copy of my Facebook data last week, I didn’t expect to see much. My profile is sparse, I rarely post anything on the site, and I seldom click on ads. (I’m what some call a Facebook “lurker.”)
But when I opened my file, it was like opening Pandora’s box.
With a few clicks, I learned that about 500 advertisers — many that I had never heard of, like Bad Dad, a motorcycle parts store, and Space Jesus, an electronica band — had my contact information, which could include my email address, phone num..