Facebook, Google and Twitter Get High Marks for Data Privacy
Posted in: UncategorizedSome of the most voracious consumer-data harvesters also are the most dedicated to protecting information from arguably overreaching government requests, according to a new report. Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo all got high scores from Electronic Frontier Foundation in the digital privacy group’s fourth-annual report assessing data privacy practices of tech companies.
Notably, Apple, Facebook and Yahoo garnered EFF’s full stamp of approval, after falling short of meeting all the organization’s criteria in previous years. For its “Who Has Your Back? 2014: Protecting Your Data From Government Requests” report, EFF evaluated privacy policies and data transparency reports from 26 technology and digital media firms.
The organization suggested that changes to privacy practices came about as a response to ongoing scrutiny of tech companies and their reported involvement with the National Security Agency’s surveillance efforts.
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