Facebook revealed in an official message sent to the US Senators that was widely published on social media that it can determine the whereabouts of users even after disabling tracking, explaining through the message the ways in which it can still discover the whereabouts of people after choosing not to share data Exact location with the company.
The social network, which responded to the request to obtain information by two senators, claimed that knowing the user's general location helps her display ads for nearby shops as well as fighting intruders and alerting users when accessing their accounts from an unfamiliar location and reducing the spread of misinformation.
Senator Josh Hawley said in a tweet through his official account on the Twitter platform: There is no option to unsubscribe, and the user does not control personal information, which is why the Congress needs to take action against large technology companies.
While Senator Christopher Coons described Facebook's efforts as insufficient and misleading, criticizing their continuing to make money from personal information that users have made clear that they do not want Facebook to obtain.
"Facebook claims that users control their privacy, but in reality, users have not even been given an option to prevent the company from collecting their site information and monetizing it. The American people deserve to know how technology companies use their data, and I will continue to work to find solutions to protect sensitive information for Americans."
While Facebook said: The evidence for knowing the user's location includes linking it with a picture taken at a specific place or checking in to a specific site such as a restaurant during dinner with friends or a store. People may also share the purchase address in the shopping section within Facebook, or include it in their profile information.
In addition to the location information that users share in the posts, the devices connected to the internet are given IP addresses and the user can then know the location, as these addresses include sites, even if the site is a bit inaccurate when it comes to mobile devices connected to communications services that may only know the city Or the town.
And Facebook said: Knowing the general site of a user helps her and helps other Internet companies to protect accounts by revealing suspicious access behavior, as happens when a person from South America tries to log into an account whose owner lives in Europe.
The IP addresses also help companies like Facebook fight off misinformation by showing the general origin of potential activity, such as a set of publications that are politically oriented and that may target a specific country.
It is noteworthy that the social media giant has recently made clear that it is ready to implement the data privacy law that will come into effect in the state of California early next year, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives Internet users the right to know the data collected by major technology companies and with whom they are sharing .
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