Facebook, Google privacy settings trick consumers into giving up data, consumer groups allege

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MarketWatch - 6/29/2018 - Kari Paul - Facebook has promised to give users more control over what they share, but consumer advocates say the company has yet to deliver. In fact, companies like Facebook and Google purposely design their apps’ interfaces to confuse users into giving up personal information, more than 30 consumer groups alleged in letters to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday. In the letters, the groups encouraged the FTC to investigate the companies and force them to implement more clear privacy settings.Read more @ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/faceb ... 2018-06-28