New York governor orders probe into Facebook access to data from other apps

Re:New York governor orders probe into Facebook access to da... by minimaxir on Friday February 22, 2019 @03:29PM (#19228824)

Direct response to the WSJ article published a few hours ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19226480

That was fast.

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Re:New York governor orders probe into Facebook access to da... by jzylstra on Friday February 22, 2019 @03:42PM (#19228924)

Outline'd WSJ Article: https://outline.com/ZUGZzz

Tangentially related article, with demands made earlier this month, by Germany's Federal Cartel Office (WSJ): https://outline.com/Rwbzv4

>The authority ordered Facebook to make changes to its terms of service and how it collects user data. Data collected by the social network from third-party apps and websites can’t be assigned to a user’s Facebook account without their consent. Data gathered from Facebook-owned apps such as WhatsApp and Instagram also can’t be assigned to Facebook accounts without user consent, and if consent isn’t given, the data can only be used within the scope of those apps.

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Re:New York governor orders probe into Facebook access to da... by JumpCrisscross on Friday February 22, 2019 @03:39PM (#19228906)

I was at a local political meeting yesterday. This was the talk this morning. A lot of calls went from the State Committee and Senate to the Governor. Infuriating behaviour by Zuckerberg and Facebook’s employees.

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