Facebook Is Seeking Bank Account Information

[WhatInThe]

Facebook whose stock crashed over the last few weeks after it was revealed they are losing users now want bank account information so it can attract more users.

https://in.reuters.com/article/face...fo-to-boost-user-engagement-wsj-idINKBN1KR1KQ

 

[Giantsfan1954]

Nope

 

[C'est Moi]

So glad I was never a part of that crap.

 

[Falcon]

Just something more to worry about. No thanx !

 

[RadishRose]

LOL, lottsa luck!

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

Not getting any of my info.

 

[C'est Moi]

Not getting any of my info.

Sounds like they are asking banks to release your info. So if you've got a Facebook account, pay close attention.

 

[Sunny]

I'm afraid the horse has bolted already, and it's too late to lock the barn door.

 

[Don M.]

If I ever found one of our banks giving information to Facebook, or any of these Lame Social Media sites, I would quickly change banks. This sounds like another good reason to avoid social media.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Glad I never had a FB account, and don't intend to get one with all I hear.

 

[moviequeen1]

Glad I never had a FB account, and don't intend to get one with all I hear.

Hi Seabreeze,I'm with you,never saw the reason to have a FB account either Sue

 

[Butterfly]

Me, either.

 

[Keesha]

Me either. And they expect this to attract ‘more’ users?
That’s creepy but I’ve always found Facebook kind of creepy.

 

[Kitties]

I'm kind of sick of Facebook and have never really been into it. I have about 15 friends. It's a good way to stay in a loose contact with former co-workers etc and post the ocassional cat picture. But I could take it or leave it. I hate how some post every detail of their lives.

 

[drifter]

I have a facebook account. I got it to keep up with my scattered family. However, I have been trying to delete my facebook account for several months and so far been unsuccessful. T\Facebook makes it really hard to delete one's account. Even so, if I didn't want to delete my account I certainly would not want any bankinginfrmation on there.

 

[Geezerette]

No way would I ever use FB as a portal to anything else especially financial! I like it to follow a couple of special interest groups & a couple of friends sometime post pix. I would miss that but not so much that I wouldn't pull the plug if anything creepy happened .

 

[Linda]

"A Facebook spokeswoman said the company could see some financial information from such users if they choose to opt-in," I will not opt-in so I am not worried. I use FB to keep in touch with family and close friends.

 

[Sunny]

I feel like a real dummy about this, but can someone please explain to me how Facebook even fits into the picture? I've always thought of Facebook as being a social media website, for posting
pictures and friendly comments. How do they get involved in someone's bank account?

Also, I never understand what it means when I want to buy something online, and it gives me the option of "buy through Facebook." I never check that option (probably a good thing), but I really
don't understand what it means. Is it something like buying through Amazon? Except that in order to do that, you have to be on Amazon's web site to begin with, when you're ordering the item. The Facebook thing seems to turn up no matter how I navigated to the product, which is never through Facebook.

Help, please?