Twitter may have shared your data without permission

guest · Aug 7, 2019

Twitter may have shared your data without permission
It fixed the glitch but is still determining which users were impacted
August 7, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/07/twitter-shared-user-data-advertisers/

Yesterday, Twitter came clean about a data mishap. According to the company, it may have shared data it didn't have permission to with advertisers. It may have also made assumptions about what device you use, again without permission.

We recently discovered and fixed issues related to your settings choices for the way we deliver personalized ads, and when we share certain data with trusted measurement and advertising partners. We want to share more context around this with you: https://t.co/jDn5zeWVwU
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) August 6, 2019
In a blog post, Twitter explained that if you clicked or viewed an ad on one of its mobile apps since May 2018, it may have shared info like your country code and when you engaged with the ad. And since September 2018, it may have shown you ads based on inferences it made about the device you use.
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