A cross-party group in the U.S. Senate has sent letters to major online advertising exchanges, including Google and Twitter, asking whether they sell user data to foreign entities. The U.S. Senate has sent a letter to major online advertising platforms, including Google and Twitter, asking whether they sell user information to foreign entities that could be used for blackmail or other malicious purposes.
The company’s main business is to promote the use of the Internet for the purpose of promoting the use of the Internet. The company’s main goal is to provide a better solution to the problem.
The company’s website is a part of the “Real Time Bidding” mechanism that determines which personalized ads users see when a web page loads, and hundreds of companies receive personal information from users, including search history, IP address, age and gender.
According to Oregon Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s office, letters regarding the sale of user information collected in the instant bidding process were also sent to AT&T, Index Exchange, Magnite, OpenX, PubMatic, and Verizon.
The letter stated, “Few Americans are aware that some participating auctioneers are drawing on and storing ‘bid stream’ data to compile detailed personal data.”
“This information would be a gold mine for foreign intelligence agencies, which could use it to inform and strengthen cyber attacks, blackmail and influence campaigns.”
The letter reads, “This information is being sold openly to anyone with a credit card, including hedge funds, political campaigns, and even governments.”
According to the press release, questions asked of the companies in the letter include what information is being collected from people in the process of providing advertising bids and what foreign companies are buying that information from them.
The companies have until May 4 to respond.
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