FTC Slams “Vast Surveillance” by Online Giants
Did we know that social media companies collect our data and monetize it? Sure, but the FTC wants us to understand that this is happening on a vast scale (“surveillance practices can endanger people’s privacy, threaten their freedoms, and expose them to a host of harms,” said FTC Chair Lina Khan). Disappointingly, the report doesn’t break down information by platform, but noted indefinite retention of data with poor protection practices as well as use of the data to train AI.