Articles by Al Franken, U.S. Senator, Minnesota

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Facebook’s Proposed Privacy Plan Puts Users at Great Risk
Al Franken, U.S. Senator, Minnesota – The Huffington Post, 14 Mar 2011

In January, Facebook made a troubling announcement that it plans to allow third-party developers to request access to the home addresses and phone numbers of users. Despite Facebook’s insistence that it will protect its users, I believe this policy will place users at great risk… And even more alarming, Facebook’s new privacy policy would endanger the privacy and safety of children as young as 13. Under Facebook’s policy, 13 million users under the age of 18 may be allowed to share their personal information just like adult users.

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