Judge in Facebook sex-trafficking case blocks new privacy feature

Judge in Facebook sex-trafficking case blocks new privacy feature

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/08/23/judge-in-facebook-sex-trafficking-case-blocks-new-privacy-feature/

A new Facebook feature that lets users clear their browser history just got sidetracked by concerns that it would also allow sex traffickers to cover their tracks.

A state judge in Texas on Thursday temporarily blocked the planned rollout of the Off-Facebook Activity feature in the U.S. at the request of a woman who claims in a lawsuit the company didn’t do enough to save her from being trafficked after meeting predators on the social network as a teenager.

Judge in Facebook sex-trafficking case blocks new privacy feature

Aug 23, 2019, 4:18pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/08/23/judge-in-facebook-sex-trafficking-case-blocks-new-privacy-feature/ > A new Facebook feature that lets users clear their browser history just got sidetracked by concerns that it would also allow sex traffickers to cover their tracks. > A state judge in Texas on Thursday temporarily blocked the planned rollout of the Off-Facebook Activity feature in the U.S. at the request of a woman who claims in a lawsuit the company didn’t do enough to save her from being trafficked after meeting predators on the social network as a teenager.