https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/19/social-media-companies-surveillance-ftc > Agency accuses Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies of sharing troves of user information with third-parties > Social media and online video companies are collecting huge troves of your personal information on and off their websites or apps and sharing it with a wide range of third-party entities, a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff report on nine tech companies confirms.