Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook
Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook.
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Websites for mental health crisis resources across the country — which promise anonymity for visitors, many of whom are at a desperate moment in their lives — have been quietly sending sensitive visitor data to Facebook, The Markup has found.
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