Edward Snowden Explains How Facebook Spy on Users
Edward Snowden, known as the phenomenal Whistleblower, is now planning to dismantle Facebook’s way of spying on its users. In addition to Facebook, he also mentioned the name Instagram, which is under the leadership of Mark Zuckerberg.
The plan was written via his Twitter account. He also had time to create special accounts on Facebook and Instagram that will be used in the project.
“In the next few weeks, I have plans to explain how sites (Facebook and Instagram) spy on you and I will explain how to limit how much information is given about you. If you use Facebook and Instagram, then keep an eye on it.”
Snowden plans to explain how Facebook can spy on users
In the tweet, Snowden also mentioned that he had created a new account to be used for the purposes of the project. Each account with the name ThatSnowden (Facebook) and that_snowden (Instagram).
However, until now the two new accounts he created have no information about the Snowden project plan. The two accounts only had promotions about his new book, Permanent Record.
Is this just a gimmick from Snowden or just to promote his new book? He doesn’t seem like someone to do that kind of prank either.
Because Snowden really pays attention to the issue of espionage. It was proven by his status as a whistleblower when he uncovered a spy program that had been carried out by the National Security Agency (NSA), a United States intelligence agency in 2022.
In addition, he has also previously created an anti-spyware application called Haven and launched at the end of 2022. The application has been downloaded more than 500 thousand times on the Google Play Store.
When installed on the user’s device, the application is able to record any suspicious activity at the location where the device is placed. In addition, this anti-spy application can use the microphone to record if an intruder enters the room.
Snowden has also frequently reported complaints from services and features that are considered to have loopholes. Some of the names he has criticized, such as Apple’s Face ID and Google Allo.