Google and Facebook are watching what porn sites you go toMany social media companies block porn...

Google and Facebook are watching what porn sites you go to

Many social media companies block porn from their networks.. but they are sure interested in what sites you go to to see it.

More from a report on the NEW YORK TIMES:

Trackers from tech companies like Google and Facebook are logging your most personal browsing details, according to a forthcoming New Media & Society paper, which scanned 22,484 pornography websites. Where that data ultimately goes is not always clear.


“These porn sites need to think more about the data that they hold and how it’s just as sensitive as something like health information,” said Elena Maris, a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft and the study’s lead author. “Protecting this data is crucial to the safety of its visitors. And what we’ve seen suggests that these websites and platforms might not have thought all of this through like they should have.”



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