Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans
Earlier this year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a blog post in which he envisioned a more private version of the platform. Now, that vision is drawing unexpected scrutiny from the US Senate.
In a letter earlier this month, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) posed questions to Facebook about whether it will collect metadata from these privatized and encrypted messages to track users or target ads, a potential threat to Facebook’s attempted pivot. Now, Facebook has responded to those questions, although the answers reveal little about the companies plans for the future.
In his letter, Hawley asked Facebook if it would collect data from the new private messaging system proposed earlier this year. The company responded to the inquiries,...
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