The Briton tried to sell his personal data from Facebook on Ebay. Nothing came out

At the end of May, the British Olya Frost decided to sell his personal data from the Facebook account on Ebay.

Frost proposed buying all his posts and comments that he published on a social network since 16 years old, as well as photographs, videos, saved links and other information that Facebook has. “What is included: all the requests for friends that I ignored, every invitation to the party that I received (only three). Even more [data]: for whom I vote, what is my boss’s name and where all my relatives live, ”Frost said.

The initial cost of personal data was 0.99 pounds (99 pence = about 80 rubles). In a few days, the rates increased to 300 pounds (25 thousand rubles). The Briton planned to close the auction on June 3. The money received from the sale of his own data, Frost wanted to transfer to the fund of electronic borders, supporting user confidentiality.

However, Ebay deleted the announcement of Frost. According to the British, Ebay believes that the announcement may contradict the provisions and conditions of Facebook. “I was mistaken. I believed that my personal data belonged to me, ”Frost said.

• In March, it became known that Cambridge Analytica illegally collected data from more than 80 million Facebook users. The company collaborated with the headquarters of Donald Trump and placed political advertising on the social network.
• Facebook knew about the leak of personal data, but did not take any measures.