How does Facebook know what I'm thinking? Often what happens is you think about buying certain goods, or you and your friends talk about a particular topic, and then you find out that Facebook shows ads similar to what you're thinking or talking about, how does Facebook know what I think?
How is it done and is Facebook spying on you?
The reasons why Facebook knows what it thinks and says
Many Facebook users wonder, how ads appear for products or services only once they think about them,
The artificial intelligence used in Facebook is compelling, and there are several possibilities that Facebook will do to show ads similar to what you think, or say to your colleagues,
So you need to be careful because there are some permissions and you agree to them such as (access to camera and microphone) through your use of the app,
Allow access to some features on your phone that help Facebook finds products and ads close to your interests.
Here's why Facebook knows what you're thinking.
1. Images you post and share on Facebook
Facebook can analyze images that you post through your account or even images that you send to your friends and even photos saved on your device.
It shows you advertisements funded by similar products and services from those images you post and share.
2. The geographical location that Facebook knows
Activating a Facebook positioning feature is one of the most important elements that Facebook relies on to show ads that interest you and are close to your interests.
It analyzes the places you frequent and where you are, so Facebook shows the most important shops and restaurants close to the sites you frequent.
3. Facebook searches
One of the best elements that Facebook relies on on to show ads that matter to you and that you think are what you look for on Facebook,
Where you show ads very close to what you're looking for, for example, if you write in the Turkey word search box,
Facebook will show advertisements for travel to Turkey, tourism companies, hotels, and other matters related to travel or Turkey,
If you are looking for a particular restaurant or company, you will also be shown all restaurants and companies that are explosive and close to what you have searched for.
4. Use expressions when viewing a Facebook post
Do you know that using the expressions accompanying the like button, those simple expressions you make on pages and friends help Facebook assess the effectiveness of ads on your profile, and makes it analyze your personality and reach ads similar to you?
5. Allow Facebook to use the microphone
There are several permissions in the Facebook app, and you're the one who allows or doesn't allow them to be used.
One of the most prominent permissions is to allow the application to use the microphone, that to allow the use of the microphone has several reasons,
One of them is to get to what you're talking about, and according to Facebook, it's not to spy but to reach out to users' interests and show them near ads that matter to them.
If you think Facebook is spying on you, you can turn off the microphone from the Facebook app.
If you want to turn off the microphone from the Facebook app.
Settings to be activated to prevent Facebook ads from targeting you to a large extent
You can do this from the Settings app:
- Run the Settings app on your device.
- Click on Privacy.
- Then press the microphone.
- Press the Facebook key to turn it off.
If Facebook is not included in the microphone section of the privacy settings, you did not allow the Facebook app to access the microphone.
These were some reasons why Facebook knows what it does because Facebook depends on very large algorithms.
So everything you do on Facebook or even your movements Facebook monitors to make it easier for you to show ads and topics that are close to you and your interests.
All this with your consent because you have agreed to allow permissions on Facebook.
Do you think Facebook really spies on you or just accesses ads that matter to you?.
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