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Wall Street Journal8mon
Social-Media Firms Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says
according to findings released Thursday by the Federal Trade Commission. The agency—which in December 2020 issued orders to nine companies that own the world’s biggest social-media and video ...
New York Post8mon
Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC
Social media companies ... little transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems incorporating artificial intelligence, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released ...
The Hill8mon
FTC says social networks’ data privacy, safety policies are ‘woefully inadequate’
FTC staff pointed to social media algorithms ... we are a real-time communications platform with strong user privacy controls and no feeds for endless scrolling,” Sheerin noted.
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Social Media’s Lax Controls Leave U.S. Citizens Vulnerable to Surveillance: A New FTC Report!
An FTC Report Reveals That Major Social Media and Streaming Platforms Are Tracking Users with Lax Privacy Protections (Think Twice Before Using Them!) Lewis Hamilton ...
Law8mon
FTC Decries Social Media Platforms' 'Vast Surveillance' of Users
the Federal Trade Commission blasted the world's biggest social media companies and video-streaming platforms for their "vast surveillance" of users, "woefully inadequate" privacy controls and lax ...
U.S. News & World Report8mon
Social Media Users Lack Control Over Data Used by AI, US FTC Says
(Reuters) -Social media companies ... transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems incorporating artificial intelligence, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a report ...
Inc8mon
Social Media Users Can’t Control What AI Does With Their Data, FTC Says
Photo: Getty Images Social media companies ... transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems incorporating artificial intelligence, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said ...
Android Police8mon
FTC report reveals social media apps are exactly as bad for privacy as you think they are
A new FTC report highlights how social media and video streaming giants harvest 'vast' amounts of user data to fuel a multi-billion dollar targeted advertising industry. Some companies fail to ...
Kiii3 News8mon
FTC finds 'vast surveillance of users' in new report on cellphone privacy
"I think its a little creepy, and an invasion of privacy, but what can I do?" said A&M-CC student Rylee Evers. "I need to be on my social media." The FTC stated the social media and video ...
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Social-Media Firms Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says
Companies such as Amazon, Meta and X Corp. employed vast consumer surveillance strategies to monetize user data without providing adequate privacy controls, including for children, according to ...
Morningstar8mon
Social Media Cos. Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says
The Federal Trade Commission said in a report that major social media companies and video ... while failing to provide adequate privacy controls or safeguards for children. The consumer-protection ...