Facebook 'failed to protect’ health data in private groups

Facebook 'failed to protect’ health data in private groups

The way Facebook interacts with users is “unfair, deceptive and misleading”, according to a complaint lodged with US regulators.

The Federal Trade Commission was told the company had failed to protect the privacy of those in patient health and other groups.

Some users may have been exposed to “life-threatening privacy violations”, the complaint says. Facebook told BBC News it was “not an anonymous platform”.

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