Scary FTC report shows SMVSSs not minding Ps and Qs – instead, doing vast surveillance of your data
In a major report on the “privacy practices” of Social Media and Video Streaming Services (“SMVSSs”), the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found the companies we so enjoy for providing companionship, videos, music, photos, games and more are not on their best behavior, but are surveilling us more than most of us imagine. Forget privacy in our relationships, religion, healthcare, thoughts, desires, or emerging ideas. In fact, there’s lots the companies “know” that are not even true, but believed based on inferences, projections and mistaken interpretation. But who cares…? Well, maybe we should.