Question

What is the author's point of view?

So, do you really know what you’ve signed up for when you use social media? ‘In reality, you are the product,’ says technology lawyer Ty Shaw, ‘or, more specifically, your tastes, habits and opinions. These websites are businesses which exist to make a profit. They’re only free to use because when you agree to the terms and conditions, you’re basically letting them watch everything you do, both online and frequently even offline, and then sell that information. And I do mean everything.’

Whilst some people are relaxed about letting corporations know exactly what they buy and say, others view the revelations as horrifying. For example, one site’s user policy states: ‘You hereby grant to us a permanent, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide licence to use the content that you post on or through our service.’ And what that means, says privacy campaigner Gina Gayle, is that the company, ‘can sell everything about you to anyone it wants – forever. And then those people who’ve bought it can themselves sell it on again. And we’re not just talking about obvious data such as your friends’ and family’s phone numbers or your photos and videos, but also your so-called metadata such as when you use your account. As you are forced to let them track your phone as well, these sites also know where you physically go, who you are with, what you are doing, and so on. We believe this is way too much. If companies had asked people directly if they could follow them around and record everything they said, no one would ever have agreed. But hide the same demands in small-print and jargon and people don’t even realise that they’re signing up to 24/7 surveillance. The rules must change or people need to stop using social media. Either way, this wholesale spying has to stop.’

1. He believes social media to be one of the worst things ever invented
2. He is celebrating the exposure of the social media companies
3. He thinks social media companies' behaviour is too invasive
4. He is complaining about his own experiences with social media

Answer 1

I believe your answer is 3

Step-by-step explanation:

its not 1 because there is no bias it does not say "I, me"

that why it's also not 4,

he's explaining with professional evidance that social media business are being invasive.

*hope this helps*

Answer 2

The correct answers is number 3. He thinks social media companies' behaviour is too invasive.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author is explaining with real evidence the fact that many people frequently do not see the extent to which social media companies invade our privacy. He quotes different professionals in order to give credibility to his arguments.

Option one and four cannot be possible as he is not giving his very personal opinion or preference towards the topic. And option two Is not possible either as there is no single word which could allow you to think “he is celebrating” and fostering social media invasion rather than actually offering you important information to consider about this topic, to take your precautions and inform you of the real risks.