The report found that companies engaged in “vast surveillance” by collecting and retaining personal information about consumers, whether or not they are users of the companies’ platforms.

Large social media companies and streaming platforms — including Amazon, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Meta's Facebook and TikTok — engage in a "vast surveillance of users" to profit off their ...

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. “While lucrative ...

Tech News FTC Says Social Media Platforms Engage in ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Users A scathing new report takes aim directly at Big Tech and alleged violations of privacy.

Large social media companies and streaming platforms — including Amazon, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Meta's Facebook and TikTok — engage in a "vast surveillance of users" to profit off their ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has determined that a number of major social media and streaming companies engaged in “vast surveillance” of their users. The FTC detailed its findings in a ...

Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users. This includes children and teens.

In a report from the Federal Trade Commission, the agency accuses large video streaming companies and social media websites of "vast surveillance" and "lax privacy controls." ...

Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.

Now firms could be exploiting this vast trove of personal information to charge people higher prices," FTC Chair Lina Khan said Tuesday in a statement regarding the agency's inquiry.

The report stems from information the FTC ordered the largest social media and video streaming platforms to turn over in 2020.