Facebook has admitted to US senators that its tracks the location of its users even when they have turned off the location settings.
In a letter addressed to Senators Christopher A Coons and Josh Hawley and now viral on twitter, Facebook’s Deputy Chief Privacy Officer Rob Sherman detailed the social networking giant tracks a user’s location even when the user has turned off the tracking services from their account.
“@Facebook admits it. Turn off ‘location services’ and they’ll STILL track your location to make money (by sending you ads). There is no opting out. No control over your personal information. That’s Big Tech. And that’s why Congress needs to take action,” tweeted Josh Hawley, US Senator from Missouri, on Tuesday.
The Senators asked Facebook last month to “respect” users’ decisions to keep their locations private.