FTC asked to investigate Apple & Google over selling personal data

By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Four lawmakers want an FTC investigation into the “harmful practices” of Apple and Google in allegedly gathering personal information and profiting from it.App Tracking Transparency Even as Apple’s privacy moves have reportedly cost Facebook billions of dollars in lost revenue, four Democrats believe it is not enough. Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.), and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D., Calif.), have written to the FTC requesting an investigation. …

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