Facebook. The American company tracks users via GPS his social network, and this time we are talking about an official recognition of the fact that he does this, although in the past he has repeatedly denied similar accusations. This time, however, we are talking about something completely different, because Facebook has admitted that it tracks the locations of people who are marked as a danger for the company, or for employees who work for it in various functions.
Facebook. It seems that there is a security team within the company that monitors all the threats that are made by users, whether it is about some made against other people, companies, institutions, etc. More than that, including those who threaten Mark Zuckerberg, or other members of the company's management, have their location monitored by Facebook via GPS, or using the IP address as well, depending on how it is possible to do everything.
Facebook tracks users via GPS if it considers them to be a threat
Facebook. It is not very clear who exactly decides which users are put on a named list BOBO, Be on the lookout, but as soon as a person gets there, his location is monitored by any possible method. Those from Facebook say that they are using their own infrastructure to do this, so it is possible that the location data will also be retrieved via WhatsApp or Instagram, so not only via its own application for mobile phones.
Our physical security team exists to keep Facebook employees safe. They use industry-standard measures to assess and address credible threats of violence against our employees and our company, and refer these threats to law enforcement when necessary. We have strict processes designed to protect people's privacy and adhere to all data privacy laws and Facebook's terms of service. Any suggestion our onsite physical security team has overstepped is absolutely false.
Facebook. It seems that the number of people monitored is limited, and it would only be limited to those who present a direct threat to the company, or its employees, or at least that's what the people from Menlo Park declared. Facebook also gave an example of the system's usefulness by explaining that it "caught" several employees who, instead of working at home, were at a campsite in the forest, but it was not the location that helped to discover the lies, but the analysis of the employees' private messages.
Facebook. Practically, now we have an official recognition of the fact that for the American company there is no limit in terms of people's privacy, be it employees or regular users.