Twitter: Apologize, user data may have been used for advertising purposes

"Unintentionally", as reported by Twitter Inc, it is possible that telephone numbers and mail were used for advertising purposes.

ΤThis issue has been fixed since September 17, according to the announcement, without specifying how many users were affected.

«It was a mistake and we apologizeSays the company in her post.

The companies of social media, including Twitter and uniebook, have provoked strong reactions from users and regulators worldwide for the way their platforms handle user data, as noted by AMPE.

Twitter noted that once advertisers loaded their marketing listings, it may have matched users on the platform with the list of advertisers based on the email address or phone number provided by the advertisers. account holders.

The company stressed that this information was not disclosed to third parties, but was available internally to allow users to receive targeted ads.

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