Facebook wants to track where you’re hovering your cursor, right now, and for how long

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/30/facebook-wants-to-track-where-youre-hovering-your-cursor-right-now-and-for-how-long/



Facebook wants to track where you’re hovering your cursor, right now, and for how long
By Travis Gettys
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 13:53 EDT

Facebook wants to know even more about you.

The social networking giant is testing technology that would allow it to collect data on where users hover their cursors on the screen, and for how long, and see whether a user’s newsfeed is visible at any given moment on their mobile phone, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Facebook’s analytics chief, Ken Rudin, said Tuesday the captured information would be stored by the company for a nearly endless range of purposes, including product development.

The company said in a statement late Wednesday the data would not be shared outside Facebook or used to target ads.

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The new data would allow Facebook to know how users interact with the social network site and its advertisers while they’re online.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. The bottom line... don't expect privacy when using Facebook or Google...

[dipsydoodle]

2. I don't interact with their advertisers.

Period.

One of the things about touch screens which totally pisses me off is accidentally opening unsolicited stuff. I've got a life and only go into FB when I'm out if I want to find a picture to show a friend for example.

[PADemD]

3. Amusing thought for cat owners.