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 ...
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 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 Urges Congress to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
While lucrative for the companies, these surveillance practices can endanger people’s privacy, threaten their freedoms, and ...
FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at future regulations
A new FTC report on how social media and streaming sites collect and monetize their hoards of user data doesn't really ...
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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 ...