More problems at Facebook. Ομοσπονδιακοί εισαγγελείς, σύμφωνα με τους New York Times, ξεκίνησαν μια έρευνα για τις πρακτικές κοινής χρήσης data of Facebook that was shared with more than 150 other technology companies.
This data contained user information, and in some cases users did not give it without their consent.
The committee is overseen by the Office of the Attorney General for the Eastern District of New York, and has requested archives from at least two major device makers, according to the Times.
Device manufacturers are among the dozens of companies that had Facebook data exchange agreements, and were exempt from standard privacy rules, which allowed them to access users' friends, contact details, and other data.
Facebook naturally stated that it has finished most of these deals.
In one his statement at ZDNet, a Facebook spokeswoman said:
It has already been reported that there are ongoing federal surveys, such as the Ministry of Justice. As we have already said, we are working with the investigators and we are taking this very seriously. We had made a public statement, answered questions and promised that we would continue to make changes.
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