USNMix Report: 'Facebook and
Google
are creating conditions that harm human rights'.
are creating conditions that harm human rights'.
Amnesty International, an
international organization working for human rights, has called the business
model of Google and Facebook a threat to human rights. Amnesty has released a
report raising concerns about the 'comprehensive monitoring' done by these tech
companies. The human rights organization has claimed that their platforms are
largely 'creating conditions that harm human rights'.
Facebook has disagreed with
this report. The company says it is empowering the humanists. At the same time,
Google says that it values people's trust and also realizes the responsibility
of protecting users' data. The report says that Google is the most used search
engine in the world, more than 90 percent, and one-third of the world's
population uses Facebook every day. According to Amnesty Secretary General Kumi
Naidoo, "billions of people have no other viable option than to use this
public space with Facebook and Google's set terms."
What to say about Amnesty
In a 58-page report, Amnesty
described Google and Facebook's business model as "a worldwide watchdog of
billions". The human rights organization has also said that 'fundamental
changes' need to be made to the basic business model of these tech companies.
Amnesty says that even though Facebook and Google do not charge any fees for
their services, consumers have to pay for it in the form of their personal
data.
For this, the report gives
an example of the Cambridge Analytica case and it is presented as evidence of
how users' personal data can be used against them. Amnesty has appealed to
governments that they should improve by examining their 'surveillance-based
business model' by enacting laws related to data security and effectively
regulating large tech companies.
What did Facebook and Google
Say?
On Amnesty's claims,
Facebook says its business model is based on advertisements and promotes human
rights by allowing people to raise their voices and stand united. In the report
itself, Steve Satterfield, Director of Privacy and Public Policy, Facebook, has
also been published. In this, Satterfield has spoken in 10 points. He says,
"We respectfully disagree with your conclusion that our work does not
conform to the principles of human rights."
In addition, according to
the website covering technology, a Facebook spokesperson said, "We are
surprised by the Amnesty International report. Facebook connects people all
over the world while protecting privacy. Tools like Free Basics in less developed
countries this is being done through our business model. Like Amnesty
International, by running ads on Facebook to reach your supporters, Defense to
collect and groups pursue their mission. "
On the other hand, Google
says that it protects the privacy of its users and is working even more in this
direction. Tech portal 'The Verge' has published an e-mail response from a
Google spokesperson. It reads, "We know that people trust us with their
information and it is our responsibility to protect it. In the last 18 months,
we have made a lot of important changes and have created tools that allow
people to control their information. Can.”
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