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FTC orders Big Tech to explain their data collection Avast Security News Team, 18 December 2020
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent orders this week to nine internet giants, demanding they share details of their data collection processes, including the method and manner in which they collect, use, store, and disclose information about individuals who use their services.
Amazon, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat owner Snap, and TikTok owner ByteDance were each served with the orders. “Privacy is becoming a major concern for citizens,” commented Avast Security Evangelist Luis Corrons, “and internet companies collect and use people's data. It only makes sense for the government to learn what they are doing with it and how that data is being handled.”
The inquiry comes at a time when the biggest social media and video streaming services are under scrutiny from several factions. All companies named have been suspected of the improper use of consumer data and/or violations of the federal anti-monopoly law. In a joint statement, FTC Commissioners Chopra, Slaughter, and Wilson wrote, “It is alarming we know so little about companies that know so much about us.” The FTC gave the companies 45 days to respond to the orders.
FTC orders Big Tech to explain their data collection Avast Security News Team, 18 December 2020
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent orders this week to nine internet giants, demanding they share details of their data collection processes, including the method and manner in which they collect, use, store, and disclose information about individuals who use their services.
Amazon, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat owner Snap, and TikTok owner ByteDance were each served with the orders. “Privacy is becoming a major concern for citizens,” commented Avast Security Evangelist Luis Corrons, “and internet companies collect and use people's data. It only makes sense for the government to learn what they are doing with it and how that data is being handled.”
The inquiry comes at a time when the biggest social media and video streaming services are under scrutiny from several factions. All companies named have been suspected of the improper use of consumer data and/or violations of the federal anti-monopoly law. In a joint statement, FTC Commissioners Chopra, Slaughter, and Wilson wrote, “It is alarming we know so little about companies that know so much about us.” The FTC gave the companies 45 days to respond to the orders.