Facebook is adding a new button for the... prying, who can directly ask their "friend" why, for example, they are single and not committed.
Until recently, Facebook politely asked users to add – if they wanted – a short bio to their profile in the “Information” category, i.e. what their interests are, what they like, what their family status is, etc. in corresponding categories, and of course many of these could remain blank if the user did not wish to “inform” their friends or the public about anything personal about them.
Last week, Facebook introduced a new way to discover insights into its users' lives
But this has changed in the past few days.
Last week, Facebook introduced a new way to discover insights into its users' lives.
Now, when Facebook users look at their friends' profiles on their mobile devices, they can now see a button that says "Ask" in the top left of the category, in case some information in their bio has been left blank.
Before, if users didn't reveal personal information, such as their marital status, job, education, etc., those gaps simply wouldn't appear on their profile. Now, Facebook allows users to ask the... why and the how.
If you click “Ask” on the user’s – empty – “career” or “marital status” section, a message appears saying that the user will be notified that you are asking for this information
For example, if you click "Ask" in the user's - empty - "career" or "marital status" section, a message appears saying that the user will be informed that you are asking for this information about them and you can even write, if you wish, a personal, relevant message.
Your "friend" receives the notification and can respond. So, privately, someone can be asked and answered about something that concerns their personal information.
Of course, this new button raises quite a few questions, as if someone wants to ask something, anything, to a Facebook friend, they can simply send them a private message.
The answer of the "experts" is that apparently behind this is Facebook's attempt to collect the personal data of its users for advertising purposes.
Source: thetoc.gr
