The White House’s invitation for Americans to report political bias by social media companies drew blowback from Democratic lawmakers who said it raises concerns over online privacy, data security and government ethics
“I think it is positive to be combating bias and censorship from big tech,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told POLITICO on Thursday, a month after convening a hearing on alleged discrimination against conservatives online.
The White House’s official Twitter account unveiled the campaign on Wednesday, asking people to “share” their stories with Trump through an online questionnaire if they “suspect political bias” in enforcement actions taken against them by companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter. The form asks users to submit a myriad of personal information, including their full name, citizenship status, contact information, social media accounts, email address and more.
One group said people who fill out the form may be giving the White House even more personal information than they realize.to Trump, the Electronic Privacy Information Center urged the White House to immediately suspend its data collection over privacy concerns, including the White House's decision to host the form on Typeform, a third-party site based out of Spain, rather than a platform run by the U.S. government.
The group's comments echo those from a number of consumer advocates and ethics watchdog groups, who say the White House’s move to collect information for no clearly stated purpose should cause alarm for anyone planning to air their anti-tech grievances through the form.
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