Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered two New York’s Department of State and Department of Finance and other agencies to investigate Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) particularly its practices related to users’ data.
The governor’s directive comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook is receiving users’ sensitive personal information including their weight, blood pressure, menstrual cycle, etc. from several apps. The social media giant reportedly did not obtain any consent from users to obtain their data.
Cuomo thinks Facebook is possibly violating consumers’ privacy and trust
In a statement Friday, Cuomo expressed concern that Facebook may be invading consumer’s privacy and violating their trust.
According to the governor, “The recent report that Facebook is accessing far more personal information of smartphone users that previously reported, including health and other sensitive data, represents an invasion of privacy and beach of consumer trust.
Cuomo also stressed that such practice is a clear violation of the social media giant’s own business terms. It “is an abuse of privacy,” he said.
