This complimentary service comes after a major Facebook data hack as a way to provide consumers with a way to view and reclaim data that is circulating on the web. The leaked data attributes may include sensitive information such as name, gender, marital status, location, occupation, place of birth, and phone number.
The year is 2021. Everyone and anyone has a Facebook profile. Some use it to stay in touch with old friends, others use it to share pictures of their family, and some don’t use it at all. There is something that these users do have in common, however – their data may have been exposed in the Facebook hack.
So, what’s the full story?
Facebook was hacked in April 2021 and data of 500+ million users was exposed. To put that number into perspective, it’s larger than the population of the United States and Canada combined! Why does this matter? When you sign up for a platform such as Facebook, you do consent for them to utilize your data in CERTAIN instances (i.e., targeting ads towards you, optimizing your feed), however, this exposure of data is not a user-consented action. The platform failed to keep the sensitive information of its users safe and inevitably cost them their privacy.
What data has been exposed?
We would love to tell you that just your name has been exposed, but that isn’t the case. The hack exposed 10 key attributes:
- First name
- Last name
- Gender
- Marital status
- City
- Province or State
- Country
- Occupation
- Place of birth
- Phone number
To some, this may seem harmless. In fact, many would probably argue that they publicly share this information. More often than not, this information may be displayed on a user’s profile for friends only, meaning strangers cannot access it. The Facebook exposure means this information has been publicly brought to life about a plethora of users and could potentially end up in the wrong hands. To make matters worse, Facebook, to date, has not allowed you to access what data has been exposed, meaning they won’t tell you if just your name was leaked or if the whole roster of information was exposed.
How do I know if my data has been exposed? This is where we come in to help. We offer this complimentary service because our brand represents consumer privacy, and it is the right thing to do.
- Enter your phone number or email address
- Verify via SMS or email (we just want to make sure you’re human)! And you are not signing up for anything – this is a complimentary service because everyone has a right to know what data has been exposed about them.