Facebook has a long history of complaints about privacy issues, and introducing an app for young children didn’t sit well with some critics who said the company shouldn’t be handling the private communication for elementary-school kids. — Facebook
Facebook Inc said it had spoken to the US Federal Trade Commission, which recently settled with the social media giant for US$5bil (RM21.05bil) over allegations of privacy violations, about its Messenger Kids app that the company acknowledged had a flaw.
"We are in regular contact with the FTC on many issues and products, including Messenger Kids,” Kevin Martin, the company’s vice-president, US public policy, wrote in a letter to Democratic Senators Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut dated Aug 27.
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