Teen privacy "eviscerated" by planned Facebook changes

JMH · Sep 24, 2013

A coalition of US groups that advocate for teenagers is crying foul over proposed changes to Facebook policy that would rubber-stamp the use of teenagers' names, images and personal information to endorse products in advertisements.

The coalition, which includes over 20 public health, media, youth, and consumer advocacy groups, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on 17 September asking that the government take a closer look at how the proposed changes will expose teenagers to the same "problematic data collection and sophisticated ad-targeted practices that adults currently face."

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Teen privacy "eviscerated" by planned Facebook changes

JMH

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