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Richard Blumenthal: “Now that Facebook is considering allowing children under 13 to sign up for Facebook accounts, which obviously implicates…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
Now that Facebook is considering allowing children under 13 to sign up for Facebook accounts, which obviously implicates a number of privacy concerns of a different nature and magnitude, does Facebook have any new policies or plans to develop new policies and what will those policies be regarding facial recognition technology on pictures of children who use Facebook?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal raises concerns about Facebook's policy on children under 13 using the platform.

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