The feature of Facebook Graph Search is about like Google's search engine but focuses only on social networking content. Below are some examples of using Facebook Graph Search, which will probably make you worry.
What is and what does Facebook Graph Search do?
Facebook Graph Search lets you essentially become a loverart collector data. You can search for data such as likes, interests, collaborations, not only from your friends but also from completely unknown Facebook profiles (if their privacy settings are relaxed).
Advertisers probably find the feature very interesting for obvious reasons. The "grooms" of the social network are very happy, as they can discover unaccompanied ladies near their area. Of course, the scammers could not be missing from the above list.
Are you worried? If not let's see some Case Studies. With Facebook's search service Graph Search you can get very targeted Results. You can select from a very long list of people only the characteristics you are looking for, as the search engine has categorized everything.
Why the Cheats Believe in Graph Search:
How could Graph Search malware be used? Let's say you're a scammer who wants to create a phishing scam that targets seniors in the Attica region. You might want to fool them using their personal information to tell them they won something.
Facebook Graph Search could be used to give you very personalized and targeted data, to the kind of people who may be sensitive to this type of attack.
I could search in Graph Search for people over the age of 70 who live in Attica and are interested in lotteries, lotteries, or a particular game, like say the Wheel of Fortune. You could then write a phishing e-mail with content designed to stimulate interest. By choosing your victims from Graph Search, you have much more chances of success.
Why Stalkers Love It:
Let's say you're looking for a girlfriend. With Graph Search you can search for “singles Women between 25-30 who graduated from Piraeus University and live in Nice.
Again, depending on your privacy settings, you could have very targeted results in your search. The results could include a photo, a list of things they like, places they frequent, places they want to go, and possibly many other useful information.
How can you protect yourself from Graph Search?
Lock your privacy settings
You will need to take another look at your privacy settings to share as little as possible with those who are not your "friends".
Watch your likes!
One of the things that collects Facebook Graph Search is likes, which can tell you so much about you. Graph Search is designed to look like like data that needs categorization. Once you click on Facebook like, you've placed yourself in a category like it, whatever it was that you liked.
Did you like a movie, a song, a TV show?visual broadcast; Guess? You just gave Facebook 3 categories in which to add yourself.
