US investigates corporate data collection
783 views · Published 9 February 2014 · 2:29 · Indexed 1 October 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
Collection of data on consumers by private companies has come under scrutiny by the US Congress. Recently, focus on US government spying programmes and the collection of data on Americans has been widespread. However, information collection by private companies is another controversial issue, one which the US Congress has been investigating. Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi reports from Washington DC.
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