Youve likely run into this claim from tech giants before: We do not sell your personal data.
Companies fromFacebooktoGoogletoTwitterrepeat versions of this statement in their privacy policies, public statements, andcongressional testimony.
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(Facebook spokesperson Emil Vazquez declined to comment and Twitter spokesperson Laura Pacas referred us to Twitters privacy policy.
Google did not respond to requests for comment.)
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How is my data at risk if its not being sold?
Personal information like expecting parent could become associated with that IP address.
you’re able to buy data, in a sense, that way.
The case is ongoing.
Real-time bidding has also drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and watchdog organizations for its privacy implications.
Their main concern: foreign companies and governments potentially capturing massive amounts of personal data about Americans.
What Does It Mean to Sell Data?
Advocates have been trying to expand the definition of sell beyond a straightforward transaction.
But you essentially are.
But that doesnt mean its always obvious what sorts of personal data a company collects and sells.
Mobile advertising IDscan easily be connected to individualsthrough third-party companies.
Nevertheless, T-Mobiles privacy policy says the company does not sell information that directly identifies customers.
So what should I be looking for in a privacy policy?
Thats not necessarily the best way to assess how your information is traveling and being used.
These are policies that spell out how long companies keep data, and how to get it removed.
She noted that these statements hold a lot more weight than companies promising not to sell your data.
The whole We dont sell your data doesnt say anything about what the company is doing behind closed doors.
This article by Alfred Ng wasoriginally published on The Markupand was republished under theCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivativeslicense.
