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“Big tech companies know too much about our kids, and even as parents, we know too little about what they are doing with our kids’ personal data. It’s time to hold them accountable. Congress needs to get serious about keeping our children’s information safe, and it begins with safeguarding their digital footprint online.”
New in the Washington Post today, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to FTC Chairman Simons this morning calling on the agency to get tougher with tech giants, specifically Google and Facebook. Critical of the FTC’s lack of enforcement, Senator Hawley’s letter urges the FTC to investigate the companies’ rampant privacy abuses or call on Congress for support.
“We write concerned about reports that Facebook is collecting highly-sensitive data on teenagers, including their web browsing, phone use, communications, and locations – all to profile their behavior without adequate disclosure, consent, or oversight.”