FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming …
A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consume.
FTC Data Shows Consumers Report Losing $2.7 Billion to Social Media ...
Oct 6, 2023 · New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that scams originating on social media have accounted for $2.7 billion in reported losses since 2021, more than any other contact method. In a new data spotlight, the FTC also takes a deep dive into social media scam trends in the first half of 2023. Reports during the first half of the year show ...
F.T.C. Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users
Sep 19, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it found that several social media and streaming services engaged in a “vast surveillance” of consumers, including minors, collecting and sharing...
Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds ...
Sep 19, 2024 · Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers most at risk, the Federal Trade Commission found in a report...
FTC Issues Orders to Social Media and Video Streaming Platforms ...
Mar 16, 2023 · With fraud on social media surging, the Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking information on how these.
Social media companies, video streaming services engage in ... - CBS News
Sep 19, 2024 · The findings highlight how the companies compile and store troves of info on both users and non-users, with some failing to comply with deletion requests, the FTC said. "The report lays out how...
FTC study: social media and video streaming companies are …
Sep 19, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about the data collection policies of social media platforms and video streaming services, and the results are damning, if not unexpected.
Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds
Sep 19, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other...
FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at …
Sep 19, 2024 · A new FTC report on how social media and streaming sites collect and monetize their hoards of user data doesn't really feature a lot of surprises for.
FTC: Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations
Sep 19, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report denouncing how social media companies collect and profit off user data, calling their practices a "vast surveillance" program.