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[...] The social media company said Huawei, computer maker Lenovo Group, and smartphone makers OPPO and TCL Corp were among about 60 companies worldwide that received access to some user data after they signed contracts to re-create Facebook-like experiences for their users.
Members of Congress raised concerns after The New York Times reported on the practice on Sunday, saying that data of users’ friends could have been accessed without their explicit consent. Facebook denied that and said the data access was to allow its users to access account features on mobile devices.
[...] Chinese telecommunications companies have come under scrutiny from U.S. intelligence officials who argue they provide an opportunity for foreign espionage and threaten critical U.S. infrastructure, something the Chinese have consistently denied.
[...] Senators John Thune, the committee’s Republican chairman, and Bill Nelson, the ranking Democrat, on Tuesday wrote to Zuckerberg after The New York Times reported that manufacturers were able to access data of users’ friends even if the friends denied permission to share the information with third parties.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 07 2018, @05:54AM (2 children)
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday June 07 2018, @05:07PM (1 child)
Or, we could draft a series of rules that all companies must follow w/r/t to our private data. Then we could take care of Google and Facebook at the same time.
But that would require people to vote in their own best interests which is sadly out of fashion.
(Score: 2) by AssCork on Thursday June 07 2018, @08:02PM
Sure, because everyone will tell you they're following the rules, but how to confirm? If only there was a world-wide organization, a "United Corporations" or some such, that could police and enforce its own rules...
Just popped-out of a tight spot. Came out mostly clean, too.