Yes, social media apps are spying on you, FTC confirms
Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers ...
The FTC says social media companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves
The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about the data collection policies of social media platforms and video ...
FTC Decries Social Media Platforms' 'Vast Surveillance' of Users
Consumers do not understand how much privacy they are giving up, largely to facilitate targeted advertising, the Federal ...
Social Media Users Can't Control What AI Does With Their Data, FTC Says
Social media companies gather data through tracking technologies used in online advertising and buying information from data ...
FTC report shows "staggering" amount of personal data collected on social media sites
The FTC ordered nine companies to provide information on their data collection practices. According to the report, through ...
Social media platforms engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, ...
FTC report reveals social media apps are exactly as bad for privacy as you think they are
A new FTC report is exposing tech giants like WhatsApp, Reddit, YouTube, and more for vast data collection and failing to ...
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Social media companies engaged in "vast surveillance" of users, FTC says
None of the companies reported sharing practices that treat teen users' data differently than that of adults, the study found ...
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FTC blasts social media and video firms over ‘vast surveillance of users’
US regulator the FTC has published a report on the data collection and usage practices of social media and video streaming services. It’s fair to say it is not impressed. “They engaged […] ...
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FTC: Mass surveillance conducted by social media, video streaming services
Aside from failing to remove data from former users, most of the said platforms also had no safeguards for data belonging to ...
FTC finds that social media, streaming giants engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ of users
The first issue that today’s report flags relates to the manner in which some tech giants collect user data. According to the ...
FTC Says Social Media Platforms Engage in ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Users
Social media platforms are engaging in “vast surveillance” of people online and failing to protect children, according to a ...