Senators Push Facebook Not To Be A Phone Book
Four Democrats from the U.S. Senate's newest privacy committee have joined the federal push against Facebook's intention to resume sharing user data.
Four Democrats from the U.S. Senate’s newest privacy committee have joined the federal push against Facebook’s intention to resume sharing user data that could include addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more.
The letter addresses the ongoing debate that ensued from Facebook granting third-party developers access to users’ addresses and phone numbers for about 72 hours in January. A huge backlash motived the site to stop sharing this information, but the social network continues to state that it intends to resume these shares, albeit in some more agreeable fashion that the company is still trying to determine.
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