FTC's Vladeck Says Consumers Should Control Their Data on Social Networks
July 19, 2011
A Q&A with David Vladeck, head of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
AdAge asks, "There's been growing tension between Google and Facebook. Users have had trouble porting over their Facebook data to Google's latest social network, Google+. Is Facebook hurting consumers here?" Vladeck answers, "We think generally people ought to have control over their data. If you wanted to leave a social-networking site at some point, you ought to be able to. If you want to delete your profile, you should be able to, unless the site has a legitimate business interest in maintaining it."
FTC's Vladeck Says Consumers Should Control Their Data on Social Networks