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The End Of Privacy: Facebook ‘Likes’ Reveal Sensitive Personal Data

ID: 4d9e9974-b013-51ec-b515-f08a165026ef

STIX ID: report--4d9e9974-b013-51ec-b515-f08a165026ef

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2013-03-12

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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### Executive Summary A Cambridge and Microsoft Research study analyzed Facebook users' "Likes" from 58,000 volunteers and showed that automated models can accurately infer many sensitive personal attributes (e.g., sexual orientation, ethnicity, political affiliation, intelligence), highlighting substantial privacy risks and potential for misuse by advertisers or discriminatory actors.

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