The Federal Trade Commission's study highlights alarming surveillance practices by social media and streaming services, revealing they collect vast amounts of personal data from users.
The F.T.C. emphasized the urgent need for federal privacy legislation to protect users, particularly minors, from the pervasive data collection and surveillance by tech companies.
Lina Kahn, the F.T.C. chair, stated that surveillance can threaten people's freedoms and privacy, leading to significant harms such as identity theft and stalking.
Despite Congress's attempts to propose stricter privacy regulations, the F.T.C.'s report suggests that self-regulation by tech companies has proven ineffective in protecting user privacy.
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