WSJ News Exclusive | Lawmakers Urge FTC Probe of Mobile Ad Industry’s Tracking of Consumers

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Members of Congress are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the mobile ad industry’s practice of covertly tracking consumers, including attendees of Black Lives Matter protests

The complaint sent to the FTC on Friday cites a little-known practice of using what is called “bidstream” data derived from the ads that appear on websites

and in mobile applications to obtain sensitive information about consumers that can include their real-world locations and information about their age and gender.

 

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The idiots say Portland is peaceful

How can you possible expect a real answer from a Trump-appointee led agency. Of course they aren't tracking anyone.

WSJ, AND we FORGET the investigation on the 4 US Senators that sold their Stock after being briefed IN JANUARY on the Coronavirus Pandemic!

Every one should be using a vpn at the least.

While they are soooo concerned...why don't they investigate the use of Slave labor to build those phones. Made in China...they have all of our data by the way.

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