2020-02-25 | Facebook would have to pay $3.50 per month to U.S. users for sharing contact info: study - Reuters
'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Facebook users would want the social media platform to pay them about $8 per month for sharing their contact information, while U.S. users would only seek $3.50, according to a study of how people in various countries value their private information. '
'The study by U.S. based think tank the Technology Policy Institute (TPI) is the first that attempts to quantify the value of online privacy and data. '
'The study found Germans want to be paid more for letting technology platforms share their personal data with third-parties followed by U.S. consumers. '
'U.S. lawmakers are working on a federal privacy legislation while states like California have put in place a new privacy law. '
'By contrast, people wanted to be paid only $1.82 per month to share location data and nothing to be sent advertisements via text messages. '
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'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Facebook users would want the social media platform to pay them about $8 per month for sharing their contact information, while U.S. users would only seek $3.50, according to a study of how people in various countries value their private information. '
'The study by U.S. based think tank the Technology Policy Institute (TPI) is the first that attempts to quantify the value of online privacy and data. '
'The study found Germans want to be paid more for letting technology platforms share their personal data with third-parties followed by U.S. consumers. '
'U.S. lawmakers are working on a federal privacy legislation while states like California have put in place a new privacy law. '
'By contrast, people wanted to be paid only $1.82 per month to share location data and nothing to be sent advertisements via text messages. '
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