Are Google and Facebook violating human rights? Amnesty seems to think so as it accuses the 'surveillance giants' of infringing upon right to privacy and freedom of expression
Amnesty International's report says Facebook and Google likewise threaten a range of other rights, including free expression, equality and non-discrimination.
Google and Facebook likewise threaten a range of other rights, including freedom expression and the right to equality and non-discrimination, the group said. “This ubiquitous surveillance has undermined the very essence of the right to privacy,” the report said, adding that the companies’ “use of algorithmic systems to create and infer detailed profiles on people interferes with our ability to shape our own identities within a private sphere.”
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