Facebook has been accused of building “shadow profiles” on individuals not registered with the social network, gathering information from synchronized phones, email providers, IM conversations and more. The claim, leveled by Europe Versus Facebook as one of several complaints regarding how the popular website collects and stores personal information, suggests that even those people who have chosen not to register with Facebook still have hidden profiles, constructed from all the data the social network can scrape together. Facebook Ireland is expected to be audited by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner next week.
via: SlashGear
