CINXE.COM
<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><title data-rh="true">Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance | by Wikimedia Foundation Policy | Wikimedia Foundation Policy | Medium</title><meta data-rh="true" charset="utf-8"/><meta data-rh="true" name="viewport" content="width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1"/><meta data-rh="true" name="theme-color" content="#000000"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:app:name:iphone" content="Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:app:id:iphone" content="828256236"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:ios:app_name" content="Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:ios:app_store_id" content="828256236"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:android:package" content="com.medium.reader"/><meta data-rh="true" property="fb:app_id" content="542599432471018"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:site_name" content="Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:type" content="article"/><meta data-rh="true" property="article:published_time" content="2024-07-24T08:27:33.924Z"/><meta data-rh="true" name="title" content="Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance | by Wikimedia Foundation Policy | Wikimedia Foundation Policy | Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:title" content="Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:android:url" content="medium://p/e2ef85bddb34"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:ios:url" content="medium://p/e2ef85bddb34"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:android:app_name" content="Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" name="description" content="Written by the Wikimedia Foundation’s: Kate Ruane, Lead Public Policy Specialist for the United States; Ellen Magallanes, Senior Counsel; and, Clarissa Choy, Senior Counsel Protecting privacy is in…"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:description" content="Written by the Wikimedia Foundation’s: Kate Ruane, Lead Public Policy Specialist for the United States; Ellen Magallanes, Senior Counsel…"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:url" content="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy/wikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:web:url" content="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy/wikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:image" content="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1200/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:image:alt" content="A limestone statue called ‘One is Man Controlling Trade,’ located by the Federal Trade Commission building, which features a man trying to rein in an out of control horse"/><meta data-rh="true" property="article:author" content="https://wikimediapolicy.medium.com"/><meta data-rh="true" name="author" content="Wikimedia Foundation Policy"/><meta data-rh="true" name="robots" content="index,noarchive,follow,max-image-preview:large"/><meta data-rh="true" name="referrer" content="unsafe-url"/><meta data-rh="true" property="twitter:title" content="Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:site" content="@wikimediapolicy"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:app:url:iphone" content="medium://p/e2ef85bddb34"/><meta data-rh="true" property="twitter:description" content="Written by the Wikimedia Foundation’s: Kate Ruane, Lead Public Policy Specialist for the United States; Ellen Magallanes, Senior Counsel…"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:image:src" content="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1200/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:image:alt" content="A limestone statue called ‘One is Man Controlling Trade,’ located by the Federal Trade Commission building, which features a man trying to rein in an out of control horse"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:creator" content="@wikimediapolicy"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:label1" content="Reading time"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:data1" content="6 min read"/><link data-rh="true" rel="icon" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/5d8de952517e8160e40ef9841c781cdc14a5db313057fa3c3de41c6f5b494b19"/><link data-rh="true" rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Medium" href="/osd.xml"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:304:304/10fd5c419ac61637245384e7099e131627900034828f4f386bdaa47a74eae156"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:240:240/10fd5c419ac61637245384e7099e131627900034828f4f386bdaa47a74eae156"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:152:152/10fd5c419ac61637245384e7099e131627900034828f4f386bdaa47a74eae156"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:120:120/10fd5c419ac61637245384e7099e131627900034828f4f386bdaa47a74eae156"/><link data-rh="true" rel="mask-icon" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:1000:1000/7*GAOKVe--MXbEJmV9230oOQ.png" color="#171717"/><link data-rh="true" rel="preconnect" href="https://glyph.medium.com" crossOrigin=""/><link data-rh="true" id="glyph_preload_link" rel="preload" as="style" type="text/css" href="https://glyph.medium.com/css/unbound.css"/><link data-rh="true" id="glyph_link" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://glyph.medium.com/css/unbound.css"/><link data-rh="true" rel="author" href="https://wikimediapolicy.medium.com"/><link data-rh="true" rel="canonical" href="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy/wikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34"/><link data-rh="true" rel="alternate" href="android-app://com.medium.reader/https/medium.com/p/e2ef85bddb34"/><script data-rh="true" type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http:\u002F\u002Fschema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","image":["https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fv2\u002Fresize:fit:1200\u002F1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg"],"url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fwikimedia-policy\u002Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34","dateCreated":"2022-11-21T11:38:59.243Z","datePublished":"2022-11-21T11:38:59.243Z","dateModified":"2024-07-24T08:27:33.924Z","headline":"Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance","name":"Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance","description":"Written by the Wikimedia Foundation’s: Kate Ruane, Lead Public Policy Specialist for the United States; Ellen Magallanes, Senior Counsel; and, Clarissa Choy, Senior Counsel Protecting privacy is in…","identifier":"e2ef85bddb34","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Wikimedia Foundation Policy","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fwikimediapolicy.medium.com"},"creator":["Wikimedia Foundation Policy"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation Policy","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fwikimedia-policy","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":59,"height":60,"url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fv2\u002Fresize:fit:118\u002F1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png"}},"mainEntityOfPage":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fwikimedia-policy\u002Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34"}</script><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="STATIC">html{box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}*, *:before, *:after{box-sizing:inherit}body{margin:0;padding:0;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);position:relative;min-height:100vh}h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, dl, dd, ol, ul, menu, figure, blockquote, p, pre, form{margin:0}menu, ol, ul{padding:0;list-style:none;list-style-image:none}main{display:block}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a, button, input{-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent}img, svg{vertical-align:middle}button{background:transparent;overflow:visible}button, input, optgroup, select, textarea{margin:0}:root{--reach-tabs:1;--reach-menu-button:1}#speechify-root{font-family:Sohne, sans-serif}div[data-popper-reference-hidden="true"]{visibility:hidden;pointer-events:none}.grecaptcha-badge{visibility:hidden} /*XCode style (c) Angel Garcia <angelgarcia.mail@gmail.com>*/.hljs {background: #fff;color: black; }/* Gray DOCTYPE selectors like WebKit */ .xml .hljs-meta {color: #c0c0c0; }.hljs-comment, .hljs-quote {color: #007400; }.hljs-tag, .hljs-attribute, .hljs-keyword, .hljs-selector-tag, .hljs-literal, .hljs-name {color: #aa0d91; }.hljs-variable, .hljs-template-variable {color: #3F6E74; }.hljs-code, .hljs-string, .hljs-meta .hljs-string {color: #c41a16; }.hljs-regexp, .hljs-link {color: #0E0EFF; }.hljs-title, .hljs-symbol, .hljs-bullet, .hljs-number {color: #1c00cf; }.hljs-section, .hljs-meta {color: #643820; }.hljs-title.class_, .hljs-class .hljs-title, .hljs-type, .hljs-built_in, .hljs-params {color: #5c2699; }.hljs-attr {color: #836C28; }.hljs-subst {color: #000; }.hljs-formula {background-color: #eee;font-style: italic; }.hljs-addition {background-color: #baeeba; }.hljs-deletion {background-color: #ffc8bd; }.hljs-selector-id, .hljs-selector-class {color: #9b703f; }.hljs-doctag, .hljs-strong {font-weight: bold; }.hljs-emphasis {font-style: italic; } </style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="KEYFRAME">@-webkit-keyframes k1{0%{opacity:0.8}50%{opacity:0.5}100%{opacity:0.8}}@-moz-keyframes k1{0%{opacity:0.8}50%{opacity:0.5}100%{opacity:0.8}}@keyframes k1{0%{opacity:0.8}50%{opacity:0.5}100%{opacity:0.8}}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE">.a{font-family:medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif}.b{font-weight:400}.c{background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.l{display:block}.m{position:sticky}.n{top:0}.o{z-index:500}.p{padding:0 24px}.q{align-items:center}.r{border-bottom:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.y{height:41px}.z{line-height:20px}.ab{display:flex}.ac{height:57px}.ae{flex:1 0 auto}.af{color:inherit}.ag{fill:inherit}.ah{font-size:inherit}.ai{border:inherit}.aj{font-family:inherit}.ak{letter-spacing:inherit}.al{font-weight:inherit}.am{padding:0}.an{margin:0}.ao{cursor:pointer}.ap:disabled{cursor:not-allowed}.aq:disabled{color:#6B6B6B}.ar:disabled{fill:#6B6B6B}.au{width:auto}.av path{fill:#242424}.aw{height:25px}.ax{margin-left:16px}.ay{border:none}.az{border-radius:20px}.ba{width:240px}.bb{background:#F9F9F9}.bc path{fill:#6B6B6B}.be{outline:none}.bf{font-family:sohne, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif}.bg{font-size:14px}.bh{width:100%}.bi{padding:10px 20px 10px 0}.bj{background-color:transparent}.bk{color:#242424}.bl::placeholder{color:#6B6B6B}.bm{display:inline-block}.bn{margin-left:12px}.bo{margin-right:12px}.bp{border-radius:4px}.bq{margin-left:24px}.br{height:24px}.bx{background-color:#F9F9F9}.by{border-radius:50%}.bz{height:32px}.ca{width:32px}.cb{justify-content:center}.ch{max-width:680px}.ci{min-width:0}.cj{animation:k1 1.2s ease-in-out infinite}.ck{height:100vh}.cl{margin-bottom:16px}.cm{margin-top:48px}.cn{align-items:flex-start}.co{flex-direction:column}.cp{justify-content:space-between}.cq{margin-bottom:24px}.cw{width:80%}.cx{background-color:#F2F2F2}.dd{height:44px}.de{width:44px}.df{margin:auto 0}.dg{margin-bottom:4px}.dh{height:16px}.di{width:120px}.dj{width:80px}.dp{margin-bottom:8px}.dq{width:96%}.dr{width:98%}.ds{width:81%}.dt{margin-left:8px}.du{color:#6B6B6B}.dv{font-size:13px}.dw{height:100%}.ep{color:#FFFFFF}.eq{fill:#FFFFFF}.er{background:rgba(134, 132, 132, 1)}.es{border-color:rgba(134, 132, 132, 1)}.ew:disabled{cursor:inherit !important}.ex:disabled{opacity:0.3}.ey:disabled:hover{background:rgba(134, 132, 132, 1)}.ez:disabled:hover{border-color:rgba(134, 132, 132, 1)}.fa{border-radius:99em}.fb{border-width:1px}.fc{border-style:solid}.fd{box-sizing:border-box}.fe{text-decoration:none}.ff{text-align:center}.fi{margin-right:32px}.fj{position:relative}.fk{fill:#6B6B6B}.fn{background:transparent}.fo svg{margin-left:4px}.fp svg{fill:#6B6B6B}.fr{box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)}.fs{position:absolute}.fz{margin:0 24px}.gd{background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.ge{border:1px solid #F2F2F2}.gf{box-shadow:0 1px 4px #F2F2F2}.gg{max-height:100vh}.gh{overflow-y:auto}.gi{left:0}.gj{top:calc(100vh + 100px)}.gk{bottom:calc(100vh + 100px)}.gl{width:10px}.gm{pointer-events:none}.gn{word-break:break-word}.go{word-wrap:break-word}.gp:after{display:block}.gq:after{content:""}.gr:after{clear:both}.gs{line-height:1.23}.gt{letter-spacing:0}.gu{font-style:normal}.gv{font-weight:700}.ia{align-items:baseline}.ib{width:48px}.ic{height:48px}.id{border:2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.ie{z-index:0}.if{box-shadow:none}.ig{border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)}.ih{margin-left:-12px}.ii{width:28px}.ij{height:28px}.ik{z-index:1}.il{width:24px}.im{margin-bottom:2px}.in{flex-wrap:nowrap}.io{font-size:16px}.ip{line-height:24px}.ir{margin:0 8px}.is{display:inline}.it{color:rgba(134, 132, 132, 1)}.iu{fill:rgba(134, 132, 132, 1)}.ix{flex:0 0 auto}.ja{flex-wrap:wrap}.jd{white-space:pre-wrap}.je{margin-right:4px}.jf{overflow:hidden}.jg{max-height:20px}.jh{text-overflow:ellipsis}.ji{display:-webkit-box}.jj{-webkit-line-clamp:1}.jk{-webkit-box-orient:vertical}.jl{word-break:break-all}.jn{padding-left:8px}.jo{padding-right:8px}.kp> *{flex-shrink:0}.kq{overflow-x:scroll}.kr::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}.ks{scrollbar-width:none}.kt{-ms-overflow-style:none}.ku{width:74px}.kv{flex-direction:row}.kw{z-index:2}.kz{-webkit-user-select:none}.la{border:0}.lb{fill:rgba(117, 117, 117, 1)}.le{outline:0}.lf{user-select:none}.lg> svg{pointer-events:none}.lp{cursor:progress}.lq{opacity:1}.lr{padding:4px 0}.lu{margin-top:0px}.lv{width:16px}.lx{display:inline-flex}.md{max-width:100%}.me{padding:8px 2px}.mf svg{color:#6B6B6B}.mw{margin-left:auto}.mx{margin-right:auto}.my{max-width:2936px}.ne{clear:both}.ng{cursor:zoom-in}.nh{z-index:auto}.nj{height:auto}.nk{margin-top:10px}.nl{max-width:728px}.no{text-decoration:underline}.np{line-height:1.58}.nq{letter-spacing:-0.004em}.nr{font-family:source-serif-pro, Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif}.om{margin-bottom:-0.46em}.on{font-style:italic}.oo{list-style-type:disc}.op{margin-left:30px}.oq{padding-left:0px}.ow{margin-bottom:40px}.ox{margin-top:6px}.oy{margin-top:8px}.oz{margin-right:8px}.pa{padding:8px 16px}.pb{border-radius:100px}.pc{transition:background 300ms ease}.pe{white-space:nowrap}.pf{margin-bottom:26px}.pg{border-top:none}.ph{margin-bottom:14px}.pi{height:52px}.pj{max-height:52px}.pk{box-sizing:content-box}.pl{position:static}.pn{max-width:155px}.pt{margin-right:20px}.pz{height:0px}.qa{margin-bottom:48px}.qo{border-radius:2px}.qq{height:64px}.qr{width:64px}.qs{align-self:flex-end}.qt{flex:1 1 auto}.qz{padding-right:4px}.ra{font-weight:500}.rn{margin-top:16px}.ro{color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.rp{fill:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.rq{background:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.rr{border-color:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.ru:disabled{opacity:0.1}.rv:disabled:hover{background:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.rw:disabled:hover{border-color:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.rx{margin-bottom:54px}.ss{gap:18px}.st{fill:rgba(61, 61, 61, 1)}.ta{border-bottom:solid 1px #E5E5E5}.tb{margin-top:72px}.tc{padding:24px 0}.td{margin-bottom:0px}.te{margin-right:16px}.as:hover:not(:disabled){color:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.at:hover:not(:disabled){fill:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.et:hover{background:rgba(115, 113, 113, 1)}.eu:hover{border-color:rgba(115, 113, 113, 1)}.ev:hover{cursor:pointer}.fl:hover{color:#242424}.fm:hover{fill:#242424}.fq:hover svg{fill:#242424}.ft:hover{background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)}.iq:hover{text-decoration:underline}.iv:hover:not(:disabled){color:rgba(115, 113, 113, 1)}.iw:hover:not(:disabled){fill:rgba(115, 113, 113, 1)}.ld:hover{fill:rgba(8, 8, 8, 1)}.ls:hover{fill:#000000}.lt:hover p{color:#000000}.lw:hover{color:#000000}.mg:hover svg{color:#000000}.pd:hover{background-color:#F2F2F2}.qp:hover{background-color:none}.rs:hover{background:#000000}.rt:hover{border-color:#242424}.su:hover{fill:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.bd:focus-within path{fill:#242424}.lc:focus{fill:rgba(8, 8, 8, 1)}.mh:focus svg{color:#000000}.ni:focus{transform:scale(1.01)}.lh:active{border-style:none}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (min-width: 1080px)">.d{display:none}.bw{width:64px}.cg{margin:0 64px}.cv{height:48px}.dc{margin-bottom:52px}.do{margin-bottom:48px}.ef{font-size:14px}.eg{line-height:20px}.em{font-size:13px}.eo{padding:5px 12px}.fh{display:flex}.fy{margin-bottom:68px}.gc{max-width:680px}.hq{font-size:42px}.hr{margin-top:1.19em}.hs{margin-bottom:32px}.ht{line-height:52px}.hu{letter-spacing:-0.011em}.hz{align-items:center}.kb{border-top:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.kc{border-bottom:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.kd{margin:32px 0 0}.ke{padding:3px 8px}.kn> *{margin-right:24px}.ko> :last-child{margin-right:0}.lo{margin-top:0px}.mc{margin:0}.nd{margin-top:40px}.oi{font-size:20px}.oj{margin-top:2.14em}.ok{line-height:32px}.ol{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.ov{margin-top:1.14em}.ps{display:inline-block}.py{margin-bottom:104px}.qb{flex-direction:row}.qe{margin-bottom:0}.qf{margin-right:20px}.qu{max-width:500px}.rl{line-height:24px}.rm{letter-spacing:0}.sc{margin-bottom:72px}.sp{font-size:24px}.sq{line-height:30px}.sr{letter-spacing:-0.016em}.sz{padding-top:72px}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (max-width: 1079.98px)">.e{display:none}.ln{margin-top:0px}.nm{margin-left:auto}.nn{text-align:center}.pr{display:inline-block}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (max-width: 903.98px)">.f{display:none}.lm{margin-top:0px}.pq{display:inline-block}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (max-width: 727.98px)">.g{display:none}.lk{margin-top:0px}.ll{margin-right:0px}.pp{display:inline-block}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (max-width: 551.98px)">.h{display:none}.s{display:flex}.t{justify-content:space-between}.bs{width:24px}.cc{margin:0 24px}.cr{height:40px}.cy{margin-bottom:44px}.dk{margin-bottom:32px}.dx{font-size:13px}.dy{line-height:20px}.eh{padding:0px 8px 1px}.fu{margin-bottom:4px}.gw{font-size:32px}.gx{margin-top:1.01em}.gy{margin-bottom:24px}.gz{line-height:38px}.ha{letter-spacing:-0.014em}.hv{align-items:flex-start}.iy{flex-direction:column}.jb{margin-bottom:2px}.jp{margin:24px -24px 0}.jq{padding:0}.kf> *{margin-right:8px}.kg> :last-child{margin-right:24px}.kx{margin-left:0px}.li{margin-top:0px}.lj{margin-right:0px}.ly{margin:0}.mi{border:1px solid #F2F2F2}.mj{border-radius:99em}.mk{padding:0px 16px 0px 12px}.ml{height:38px}.mm{align-items:center}.mo svg{margin-right:8px}.mz{margin-top:32px}.ns{font-size:18px}.nt{margin-top:1.56em}.nu{line-height:28px}.nv{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.or{margin-top:1.34em}.po{display:inline-block}.pu{margin-bottom:96px}.qm{margin-bottom:20px}.qn{margin-right:0}.qy{max-width:100%}.rb{font-size:24px}.rc{line-height:30px}.rd{letter-spacing:-0.016em}.ry{margin-bottom:64px}.sd{font-size:20px}.se{line-height:24px}.sf{letter-spacing:0}.sv{padding-top:48px}.mn:hover{border-color:#E5E5E5}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (min-width: 904px) and (max-width: 1079.98px)">.i{display:none}.bv{width:64px}.cf{margin:0 64px}.cu{height:48px}.db{margin-bottom:52px}.dn{margin-bottom:48px}.ed{font-size:14px}.ee{line-height:20px}.ek{font-size:13px}.el{padding:5px 12px}.fg{display:flex}.fx{margin-bottom:68px}.gb{max-width:680px}.hl{font-size:42px}.hm{margin-top:1.19em}.hn{margin-bottom:32px}.ho{line-height:52px}.hp{letter-spacing:-0.011em}.hy{align-items:center}.jx{border-top:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.jy{border-bottom:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.jz{margin:32px 0 0}.ka{padding:3px 8px}.kl> *{margin-right:24px}.km> :last-child{margin-right:0}.mb{margin:0}.nc{margin-top:40px}.oe{font-size:20px}.of{margin-top:2.14em}.og{line-height:32px}.oh{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.ou{margin-top:1.14em}.px{margin-bottom:104px}.qc{flex-direction:row}.qg{margin-bottom:0}.qh{margin-right:20px}.qv{max-width:500px}.rj{line-height:24px}.rk{letter-spacing:0}.sb{margin-bottom:72px}.sm{font-size:24px}.sn{line-height:30px}.so{letter-spacing:-0.016em}.sy{padding-top:72px}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (min-width: 728px) and (max-width: 903.98px)">.j{display:none}.w{display:flex}.x{justify-content:space-between}.bu{width:64px}.ce{margin:0 48px}.ct{height:48px}.da{margin-bottom:52px}.dm{margin-bottom:48px}.eb{font-size:13px}.ec{line-height:20px}.ej{padding:0px 8px 1px}.fw{margin-bottom:68px}.ga{max-width:680px}.hg{font-size:42px}.hh{margin-top:1.19em}.hi{margin-bottom:32px}.hj{line-height:52px}.hk{letter-spacing:-0.011em}.hx{align-items:center}.jt{border-top:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.ju{border-bottom:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.jv{margin:32px 0 0}.jw{padding:3px 8px}.kj> *{margin-right:24px}.kk> :last-child{margin-right:0}.ma{margin:0}.nb{margin-top:40px}.oa{font-size:20px}.ob{margin-top:2.14em}.oc{line-height:32px}.od{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.ot{margin-top:1.14em}.pw{margin-bottom:104px}.qd{flex-direction:row}.qi{margin-bottom:0}.qj{margin-right:20px}.qw{max-width:500px}.rh{line-height:24px}.ri{letter-spacing:0}.sa{margin-bottom:72px}.sj{font-size:24px}.sk{line-height:30px}.sl{letter-spacing:-0.016em}.sx{padding-top:72px}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (min-width: 552px) and (max-width: 727.98px)">.k{display:none}.u{display:flex}.v{justify-content:space-between}.bt{width:24px}.cd{margin:0 24px}.cs{height:40px}.cz{margin-bottom:44px}.dl{margin-bottom:32px}.dz{font-size:13px}.ea{line-height:20px}.ei{padding:0px 8px 1px}.fv{margin-bottom:4px}.hb{font-size:32px}.hc{margin-top:1.01em}.hd{margin-bottom:24px}.he{line-height:38px}.hf{letter-spacing:-0.014em}.hw{align-items:flex-start}.iz{flex-direction:column}.jc{margin-bottom:2px}.jr{margin:24px 0 0}.js{padding:0}.kh> *{margin-right:8px}.ki> :last-child{margin-right:8px}.ky{margin-left:0px}.lz{margin:0}.mp{border:1px solid #F2F2F2}.mq{border-radius:99em}.mr{padding:0px 16px 0px 12px}.ms{height:38px}.mt{align-items:center}.mv svg{margin-right:8px}.na{margin-top:32px}.nw{font-size:18px}.nx{margin-top:1.56em}.ny{line-height:28px}.nz{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.os{margin-top:1.34em}.pv{margin-bottom:96px}.qk{margin-bottom:20px}.ql{margin-right:0}.qx{max-width:100%}.re{font-size:24px}.rf{line-height:30px}.rg{letter-spacing:-0.016em}.rz{margin-bottom:64px}.sg{font-size:20px}.sh{line-height:24px}.si{letter-spacing:0}.sw{padding-top:48px}.mu:hover{border-color:#E5E5E5}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="print">.pm{display:none}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="(orientation: landscape) and (max-width: 903.98px)">.jm{max-height:none}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="524" data-fela-type="RULE" media="(prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference)">.nf{transition:transform 300ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.2, 1)}</style></head><body><div id="root"><div class="a b c"><div class="d e f g h i j k"></div><script>document.domain = document.domain;</script><div class="l c"><div class="l m n o c"><div class="p q r s t u v w x i d y z"><a class="du ag dv bf ak b am an ao ap aq ar as at s u w i d q dw z" href="https://rsci.app.link/?%24canonical_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fp%2Fe2ef85bddb34&%7Efeature=LoOpenInAppButton&%7Echannel=ShowPostUnderCollection&source=---top_nav_layout_nav----------------------------------" rel="noopener follow">Open in app<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="10" height="10" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 10 10" class="dt"><path fill="currentColor" d="M.985 8.485a.375.375 0 1 0 .53.53zM8.75 1.25h.375A.375.375 0 0 0 8.75.875zM8.375 6.5a.375.375 0 1 0 .75 0zM3.5.875a.375.375 0 1 0 0 .75zm-1.985 8.14 7.5-7.5-.53-.53-7.5 7.5zm6.86-7.765V6.5h.75V1.25zM3.5 1.625h5.25v-.75H3.5z"></path></svg></a><div class="ab q"><p class="bf b dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg du"><span><button class="bf b dx dy eh dz ea ei eb ec ej ek ee el em eg eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd bm fe ff" data-testid="headerSignUpButton">Sign up</button></span></p><div class="ax l"><p class="bf b dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg du"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerSignInButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?operation=login&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------global_nav-----------">Sign in</a></span></p></div></div></div><div class="p q r ab ac"><div class="ab q ae"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at ab" aria-label="Homepage" data-testid="headerMediumLogo" rel="noopener follow" href="/?source=---top_nav_layout_nav----------------------------------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="719" height="160" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 719 160" class="au av aw"><path fill="#242424" d="m174.104 9.734.215-.047V8.02H130.39L89.6 103.89 48.81 8.021H1.472v1.666l.212.047c8.018 1.81 12.09 4.509 12.09 14.242V137.93c0 9.734-4.087 12.433-12.106 14.243l-.212.047v1.671h32.118v-1.665l-.213-.048c-8.018-1.809-12.089-4.509-12.089-14.242V30.586l52.399 123.305h2.972l53.925-126.743V140.75c-.687 7.688-4.721 10.062-11.982 11.701l-.215.05v1.652h55.948v-1.652l-.215-.05c-7.269-1.639-11.4-4.013-12.087-11.701l-.037-116.774h.037c0-9.733 4.071-12.432 12.087-14.242m25.555 75.488c.915-20.474 8.268-35.252 20.606-35.507 3.806.063 6.998 1.312 9.479 3.714 5.272 5.118 7.751 15.812 7.368 31.793zm-.553 5.77h65.573v-.275c-.186-15.656-4.721-27.834-13.466-36.196-7.559-7.227-18.751-11.203-30.507-11.203h-.263c-6.101 0-13.584 1.48-18.909 4.16-6.061 2.807-11.407 7.003-15.855 12.511-7.161 8.874-11.499 20.866-12.554 34.343q-.05.606-.092 1.212a50 50 0 0 0-.065 1.151 85.807 85.807 0 0 0-.094 5.689c.71 30.524 17.198 54.917 46.483 54.917 25.705 0 40.675-18.791 44.407-44.013l-1.886-.664c-6.557 13.556-18.334 21.771-31.738 20.769-18.297-1.369-32.314-19.922-31.042-42.395m139.722 41.359c-2.151 5.101-6.639 7.908-12.653 7.908s-11.513-4.129-15.418-11.63c-4.197-8.053-6.405-19.436-6.405-32.92 0-28.067 8.729-46.22 22.24-46.22 5.657 0 10.111 2.807 12.236 7.704zm43.499 20.008c-8.019-1.897-12.089-4.722-12.089-14.951V1.309l-48.716 14.353v1.757l.299-.024c6.72-.543 11.278.386 13.925 2.83 2.072 1.915 3.082 4.853 3.082 8.987v18.66c-4.803-3.067-10.516-4.56-17.448-4.56-14.059 0-26.909 5.92-36.176 16.672-9.66 11.205-14.767 26.518-14.767 44.278-.003 31.72 15.612 53.039 38.851 53.039 13.595 0 24.533-7.449 29.54-20.013v16.865h43.711v-1.746zM424.1 19.819c0-9.904-7.468-17.374-17.375-17.374-9.859 0-17.573 7.632-17.573 17.374s7.721 17.374 17.573 17.374c9.907 0 17.375-7.47 17.375-17.374m11.499 132.546c-8.019-1.897-12.089-4.722-12.089-14.951h-.035V43.635l-43.714 12.551v1.705l.263.024c9.458.842 12.047 4.1 12.047 15.152v81.086h43.751v-1.746zm112.013 0c-8.018-1.897-12.089-4.722-12.089-14.951V43.635l-41.621 12.137v1.71l.246.026c7.733.813 9.967 4.257 9.967 15.36v59.279c-2.578 5.102-7.415 8.131-13.274 8.336-9.503 0-14.736-6.419-14.736-18.073V43.638l-43.714 12.55v1.703l.262.024c9.459.84 12.05 4.097 12.05 15.152v50.17a56.3 56.3 0 0 0 .91 10.444l.787 3.423c3.701 13.262 13.398 20.197 28.59 20.197 12.868 0 24.147-7.966 29.115-20.43v17.311h43.714v-1.747zm169.818 1.788v-1.749l-.213-.05c-8.7-2.006-12.089-5.789-12.089-13.49v-63.79c0-19.89-11.171-31.761-29.883-31.761-13.64 0-25.141 7.882-29.569 20.16-3.517-13.01-13.639-20.16-28.606-20.16-13.146 0-23.449 6.938-27.869 18.657V43.643L545.487 55.68v1.715l.263.024c9.345.829 12.047 4.181 12.047 14.95v81.784h40.787v-1.746l-.215-.053c-6.941-1.631-9.181-4.606-9.181-12.239V66.998c1.836-4.289 5.537-9.37 12.853-9.37 9.086 0 13.692 6.296 13.692 18.697v77.828h40.797v-1.746l-.215-.053c-6.94-1.631-9.18-4.606-9.18-12.239V75.066a42 42 0 0 0-.578-7.26c1.947-4.661 5.86-10.177 13.475-10.177 9.214 0 13.691 6.114 13.691 18.696v77.828z"></path></svg></a><div class="ax h"><div class="ab ay az ba bb q bc bd"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false" aria-describedby="searchResults" aria-labelledby="searchResults"></div><div class="bn bo ab"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.092 11.06a6.95 6.95 0 1 1 13.9 0 6.95 6.95 0 0 1-13.9 0m6.95-8.05a8.05 8.05 0 1 0 5.13 14.26l3.75 3.75a.56.56 0 1 0 .79-.79l-3.73-3.73A8.05 8.05 0 0 0 11.042 3z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div><input role="combobox" aria-controls="searchResults" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="search" data-testid="headerSearchInput" tabindex="0" class="ay be bf bg z bh bi bj bk bl" placeholder="Search" value=""/></div></div></div><div class="h k w fg fh"><div class="fi ab"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerWriteButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fnew-story&source=---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------new_post_topnav-----------"><div class="bf b bg z du fj fk ab q fl fm"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="Write"><path fill="currentColor" d="M14 4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1zm7 6a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0zm-7-7H4v1h10zM3 4v16h1V4zm1 17h16v-1H4zm17-1V10h-1v10zm-1 1a1 1 0 0 0 1-1h-1zM3 20a1 1 0 0 0 1 1v-1zM4 3a1 1 0 0 0-1 1h1z"></path><path stroke="currentColor" d="m17.5 4.5-8.458 8.458a.25.25 0 0 0-.06.098l-.824 2.47a.25.25 0 0 0 .316.316l2.47-.823a.25.25 0 0 0 .098-.06L19.5 6.5m-2-2 2.323-2.323a.25.25 0 0 1 .354 0l1.646 1.646a.25.25 0 0 1 0 .354L19.5 6.5m-2-2 2 2"></path></svg><div class="dt l">Write</div></div></a></span></div></div><div class="k j i d"><div class="fi ab"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerSearchButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/search?source=---top_nav_layout_nav----------------------------------"><div class="bf b bg z du fj fk ab q fl fm"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="Search"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.092 11.06a6.95 6.95 0 1 1 13.9 0 6.95 6.95 0 0 1-13.9 0m6.95-8.05a8.05 8.05 0 1 0 5.13 14.26l3.75 3.75a.56.56 0 1 0 .79-.79l-3.73-3.73A8.05 8.05 0 0 0 11.042 3z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div></a></div></div><div class="fi h k j"><div class="ab q"><p class="bf b dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg du"><span><button class="bf b dx dy eh dz ea ei eb ec ej ek ee el em eg eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd bm fe ff" data-testid="headerSignUpButton">Sign up</button></span></p><div class="ax l"><p class="bf b dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg du"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerSignInButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?operation=login&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------global_nav-----------">Sign in</a></span></p></div></div></div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><button class="ay fn am ab q ao fo fp fq" aria-label="user options menu" data-testid="headerUserIcon"><div class="l fj"><img alt="" class="l fd by bz ca cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:64:64/1*dmbNkD5D-u45r44go_cf0g.png" width="32" height="32" loading="lazy" role="presentation"/><div class="fr by l bz ca fs n ay ft"></div></div></button></div></div></div><div class="l"><div class="fu fv fw fx fy l"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"></div></div><article><div class="l"><div class="l"><span class="l"></span><section><div><div class="fs gi gj gk gl gm"></div><div class="gn go gp gq gr"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div><h1 id="105f" class="pw-post-title gs gt gu bf gv gw gx gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu bk" data-testid="storyTitle">Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance</h1><div><div class="speechify-ignore ab cp"><div class="speechify-ignore bh l"><div class="hv hw hx hy hz ab"><div><div class="ab ia"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><a rel="noopener follow" href="/@wikimediapolicy?source=post_page---byline--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><div class="l ib ic by id ie"><div class="l fj"><img alt="Wikimedia Foundation Policy" class="l fd by dd de cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:88:88/1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png" width="44" height="44" loading="lazy" data-testid="authorPhoto"/><div class="if by l dd de fs n ig ft"></div></div></div></a></div></div><div class="ih ab fj"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><a href="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy?source=post_page---byline--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="l ii ij by id ik"><div class="l fj"><img alt="Wikimedia Foundation Policy" class="l fd by br il cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:48:48/1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png" width="24" height="24" loading="lazy" data-testid="publicationPhoto"/><div class="if by l br il fs n ig ft"></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="bn bh l"><div class="ab"><div style="flex:1"><span class="bf b bg z bk"><div class="im ab q"><div class="ab q in"><div class="ab q"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><p class="bf b io ip bk"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar iq" data-testid="authorName" rel="noopener follow" href="/@wikimediapolicy?source=post_page---byline--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------">Wikimedia Foundation Policy</a></p></div></div></div><span class="ir is" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span><p class="bf b io ip du"><span><a class="it iu ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar ex iv iw" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fsubscribe%2Fuser%2F3db9e4e56aaf&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34&user=Wikimedia+Foundation+Policy&userId=3db9e4e56aaf&source=post_page-3db9e4e56aaf--byline--e2ef85bddb34---------------------post_header-----------">Follow</a></span></p></div></div></span></div></div><div class="l ix"><span class="bf b bg z du"><div class="ab cn iy iz ja"><div class="jb jc ab"><div class="bf b bg z du ab jd"><span class="je l ix">Published in</span><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar iq ab q" data-testid="publicationName" href="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy?source=post_page---byline--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b bg z jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm bk">Wikimedia Foundation Policy</p></a></div></div></div><div class="h k"><span class="ir is" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span></div></div><span class="bf b bg z du"><div class="ab ae"><span data-testid="storyReadTime">6 min read</span><div class="jn jo l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span></div><span data-testid="storyPublishDate">Nov 21, 2022</span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div><div class="ab cp jp jq jr js jt ju jv jw jx jy jz ka kb kc kd ke"><div class="h k w fg fh q"><div class="ku l"><div class="ab q kv kw"><div class="pw-multi-vote-icon fj je kx ky kz"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerClapButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fvote%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fe2ef85bddb34&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34&user=Wikimedia+Foundation+Policy&userId=3db9e4e56aaf&source=---header_actions--e2ef85bddb34---------------------clap_footer-----------"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><div class="la ao lb lc ld le am lf lg lh kz"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="clap"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M11.37.828 12 3.282l.63-2.454zM13.916 3.953l1.523-2.112-1.184-.39zM8.589 1.84l1.522 2.112-.337-2.501zM18.523 18.92c-.86.86-1.75 1.246-2.62 1.33a6 6 0 0 0 .407-.372c2.388-2.389 2.86-4.951 1.399-7.623l-.912-1.603-.79-1.672c-.26-.56-.194-.98.203-1.288a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.546.231.728.5l2.363 4.157c.976 1.624 1.141 4.237-1.324 6.702m-10.999-.438L3.37 14.328a.828.828 0 0 1 .585-1.408.83.83 0 0 1 .585.242l2.158 2.157a.365.365 0 0 0 .516-.516l-2.157-2.158-1.449-1.449a.826.826 0 0 1 1.167-1.17l3.438 3.44a.363.363 0 0 0 .516 0 .364.364 0 0 0 0-.516L5.293 9.513l-.97-.97a.826.826 0 0 1 0-1.166.84.84 0 0 1 1.167 0l.97.968 3.437 3.436a.36.36 0 0 0 .517 0 .366.366 0 0 0 0-.516L6.977 7.83a.82.82 0 0 1-.241-.584.82.82 0 0 1 .824-.826c.219 0 .43.087.584.242l5.787 5.787a.366.366 0 0 0 .587-.415l-1.117-2.363c-.26-.56-.194-.98.204-1.289a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.545.232.727.501l2.193 3.86c1.302 2.38.883 4.59-1.277 6.75-1.156 1.156-2.602 1.627-4.19 1.367-1.418-.236-2.866-1.033-4.079-2.246M10.75 5.971l2.12 2.12c-.41.502-.465 1.17-.128 1.89l.22.465-3.523-3.523a.8.8 0 0 1-.097-.368c0-.22.086-.428.241-.584a.847.847 0 0 1 1.167 0m7.355 1.705c-.31-.461-.746-.758-1.23-.837a1.44 1.44 0 0 0-1.11.275c-.312.24-.505.543-.59.881a1.74 1.74 0 0 0-.906-.465 1.47 1.47 0 0 0-.82.106l-2.182-2.182a1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.2 0 1.54 1.54 0 0 0-.396.701 1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.21-.01 1.55 1.55 0 0 0-.416.753c-.624-.624-1.649-.624-2.237-.037a1.557 1.557 0 0 0 0 2.2c-.239.1-.501.238-.715.453a1.56 1.56 0 0 0 0 2.2l.516.515a1.556 1.556 0 0 0-.753 2.615L7.01 19c1.32 1.319 2.909 2.189 4.475 2.449q.482.08.971.08c.85 0 1.653-.198 2.393-.579.231.033.46.054.686.054 1.266 0 2.457-.52 3.505-1.567 2.763-2.763 2.552-5.734 1.439-7.586z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div></div></div></a></span></div><div class="pw-multi-vote-count l li lj lk ll lm ln lo"><p class="bf b dv z du"><span class="lp">--</span></p></div></div></div><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="ao la lq lr ab q fk ls lt" aria-label="responses"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="lu"><path d="M18.006 16.803c1.533-1.456 2.234-3.325 2.234-5.321C20.24 7.357 16.709 4 12.191 4S4 7.357 4 11.482c0 4.126 3.674 7.482 8.191 7.482.817 0 1.622-.111 2.393-.327.231.2.48.391.744.559 1.06.693 2.203 1.044 3.399 1.044.224-.008.4-.112.486-.287a.49.49 0 0 0-.042-.518c-.495-.67-.845-1.364-1.04-2.057a4 4 0 0 1-.125-.598zm-3.122 1.055-.067-.223-.315.096a8 8 0 0 1-2.311.338c-4.023 0-7.292-2.955-7.292-6.587 0-3.633 3.269-6.588 7.292-6.588 4.014 0 7.112 2.958 7.112 6.593 0 1.794-.608 3.469-2.027 4.72l-.195.168v.255c0 .056 0 .151.016.295.025.231.081.478.154.733.154.558.398 1.117.722 1.659a5.3 5.3 0 0 1-2.165-.845c-.276-.176-.714-.383-.941-.59z"></path></svg></button></div></div></div><div class="ab q kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt"><div class="lv k j i d"></div><div class="h k"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerBookmarkButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2Fe2ef85bddb34&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34&source=---header_actions--e2ef85bddb34---------------------bookmark_footer-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="du lw" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div><div class="fd lx cn"><div class="l ae"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ly lz ma mb mc md ci bh"><div class="ab"><div class="bm bh" aria-hidden="false"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button aria-label="Listen" data-testid="audioPlayButton" class="af fk ah ai aj ak al me an ao ap ex mf mg lt mh mi mj mk ml s mm mn mo mp mq mr ms u mt mu mv"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 12a9 9 0 1 1 18 0 9 9 0 0 1-18 0m9-10C6.477 2 2 6.477 2 12s4.477 10 10 10 10-4.477 10-10S17.523 2 12 2m3.376 10.416-4.599 3.066a.5.5 0 0 1-.777-.416V8.934a.5.5 0 0 1 .777-.416l4.599 3.066a.5.5 0 0 1 0 .832" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg><div class="j i d"><p class="bf b bg z du">Listen</p></div></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false" aria-describedby="postFooterSocialMenu" aria-labelledby="postFooterSocialMenu"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button aria-controls="postFooterSocialMenu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Share Post" data-testid="headerSocialShareButton" class="af fk ah ai aj ak al me an ao ap ex mf mg lt mh mi mj mk ml s mm mn mo mp mq mr ms u mt mu mv"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M15.218 4.931a.4.4 0 0 1-.118.132l.012.006a.45.45 0 0 1-.292.074.5.5 0 0 1-.3-.13l-2.02-2.02v7.07c0 .28-.23.5-.5.5s-.5-.22-.5-.5v-7.04l-2 2a.45.45 0 0 1-.57.04h-.02a.4.4 0 0 1-.16-.3.4.4 0 0 1 .1-.32l2.8-2.8a.5.5 0 0 1 .7 0l2.8 2.79a.42.42 0 0 1 .068.498m-.106.138.008.004v-.01zM16 7.063h1.5a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-11c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2v-10a2 2 0 0 1 2-2H8a.5.5 0 0 1 .35.15.5.5 0 0 1 .15.35.5.5 0 0 1-.15.35.5.5 0 0 1-.35.15H6.4c-.5 0-.9.4-.9.9v10.2a.9.9 0 0 0 .9.9h11.2c.5 0 .9-.4.9-.9v-10.2c0-.5-.4-.9-.9-.9H16a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg><div class="j i d"><p class="bf b bg z du">Share</p></div></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><figure class="mz na nb nc nd ne mw mx paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="nf ng fj nh bh ni"><div class="mw mx my"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="A limestone statue called ‘One is Man Controlling Trade,’ located by the Federal Trade Commission building, which features a man trying to rein in an out of control horse" class="bh md nj c" width="700" height="515" loading="eager"/></picture></div></div><figcaption class="nk ff nl mw mx nm nn bf b bg z du">‘One is Man Controlling Trade,’ created by Michael Lantz, located by the Federal Trade Commission building. Image by <a class="af no" href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/related/?fi=name&q=Highsmith%2C+Carol+M.%2C+1946-" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Carol M. Highsmith and United States Library of Congress</a>, no known copyright or rights restrictions, via <a class="af no" href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2010641732/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a>.</figcaption></figure><p id="068a" class="pw-post-body-paragraph np nq gu nr b ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh oi oj ok ol om gn bk"><em class="on">Written by the Wikimedia Foundation’s: Kate Ruane, Lead Public Policy Specialist for the United States; Ellen Magallanes, Senior Counsel; and, Clarissa Choy, Senior Counsel</em></p><p id="79e3" class="pw-post-body-paragraph np nq gu nr b ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh oi oj ok ol om gn bk">Protecting privacy is in Wikimedians’ DNA. Both the Foundation and the Wikimedia community know better than most that privacy is an essential element of free knowledge and knowledge equity, which is why we demonstrate our commitment to it in our policies. There is a presumption in favor of privacy in the content of Wikimedia projects. For example, current rules limit the amount of private information about <a class="af no" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Presumption_in_favor_of_privacy" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">living persons</a> made available and ensure the information in question is reliable and neutral. The Foundation also collects and retains very little personal information about users of Wikimedia projects. However, not every online service shares our commitment to privacy. <a class="af no" href="https://themarkup.org/privacy/2021/09/30/theres-a-multibillion-dollar-market-for-your-phones-location-data" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Study</a> after <a class="af no" href="https://ashkansoltani.org/work/what-they-know/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">study</a> and <a class="af no" href="https://cdt.org/insights/following-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-action-is-needed-to-protect-health-data/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">report</a> after <a class="af no" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolemartin1/2019/08/07/how-much-data-is-collected-every-minute-of-the-day/?sh=65e3ce8a3d66" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">report</a> show that almost every time people interact with the world, online or offline, data is being collected about them. To name but a few, GPS coordinates, biometric details from photographs and voice messages, and networks of contacts, friends, and family are deeply personal information that can be used in unexpected, even harmful ways, and support mass surveillance by governments. For years, it has been clear that the federal government must create new rules to protect the privacy of personal information and rein in harmful business practices that put privacy, civil rights, and other freedoms at risk. Now, finally, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is answering.</p><p id="28bd" class="pw-post-body-paragraph np nq gu nr b ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh oi oj ok ol om gn bk">Earlier this year, the FTC issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on <a class="af no" href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/22/2022-17752/trade-regulation-rule-on-commercial-surveillance-and-data-security" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Commercial Surveillance and Data Security</a>. The ANPRM asked a number of important questions about current personal data gathering and use practices, harmful impact of certain uses of data, the FTC’s authority to protect consumers’ privacy through a rulemaking, and data security and consumer privacy. The ANPRM is the first step in a process which could lead to the FTC issuing binding rules that govern the collection and use of personal information for commercial use by many companies in the US.</p><p id="cf45" class="pw-post-body-paragraph np nq gu nr b ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh oi oj ok ol om gn bk">The Wikimedia Foundation, as a nonprofit organization that hosts open and free knowledge projects, filed comments in response to the FTC’s call. In doing so, we hoped to demonstrate to the FTC what sound privacy policies and data practices look like when they are motivated by a public interest focus and not by profit, and to guide the FTC toward rules that would provide strong privacy protection that support the exchange of free knowledge. Our comments highlight five key practices in which the Foundation engages as well as recommendations to the FTC for translating those practices into a commercial context: data minimization; transparency; short data retention periods; support for community-driven platforms; and, protection of human rights.</p><ul class=""><li id="a6e8" class="np nq gu nr b ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh oi oj ok ol om oo op oq bk"><strong class="nr gv">Data Minimization. </strong>The Foundation practices data minimization in the first instance by collecting very little personal information.<strong class="nr gv"> </strong>Currently, a user does not need to sign up for an account or sign into their account in order to contribute to any of the projects. When people do create accounts, the Foundation does not require that they provide their real names or even an email address to hold an account. We do note in our <a class="af no" href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">privacy policy</a>, however, that the Foundation can only help recover access to accounts for which a person has provided an email address, and that we collect information related to accounts that would be considered personal information, even though real names are not required. The Foundation also collects information as people use the websites, make public contributions, or engage with Foundation staff by email or otherwise provide feedback to the Foundation when requested. We make clear that collecting this information helps to understand how the Wikimedia websites are used, so that the Foundation can improve operations and make the websites more useful to users.<br/> <br/><em class="on">The Foundation recommended that the FTC also require data minimization in the first instance under its rules by restricting the permissible collection of data to only what is reasonably necessary to provide a particular service.</em></li><li id="ffd8" class="np nq gu nr b ns or nu nv nw os ny nz oa ot oc od oe ou og oh oi ov ok ol om oo op oq bk"><strong class="nr gv">Transparency</strong>. The Foundation is transparent regarding how, when, and with whom it may <a class="af no" href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy#when-we-may-share" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">share</a> personal information. Most importantly,<strong class="nr gv"> </strong>the Foundation<strong class="nr gv"> </strong>never sells personal information, does not earn money from selling advertisements, and does not permit third parties to track users through Wikimedia projects for any reason.<em class="on"><br/> <br/>The Foundation recommended that the FTC require transparency surrounding privacy practices, but also cautioned it ensure that any transparency requirements should not require entities to collect more data than they otherwise would, and not require disclosures that could compromise the privacy of community moderators, who may have permission to access personal data in order to address vandalism or other rule violations on certain websites.</em></li><li id="1e76" class="np nq gu nr b ns or nu nv nw os ny nz oa ot oc od oe ou og oh oi ov ok ol om oo op oq bk"><strong class="nr gv">Short Data Retention Periods</strong>. The Foundation has extremely short <a class="af no" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_retention_guidelines" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">data retention</a> times. Most non-public personal information is deleted, aggregated or de-identified within ninety (90) days if it is retained at all. In addition to being a strong privacy practice, our short data retention window also increases data security because it makes Foundation databases less attractive to hackers. If the Foundation does not have the data, no one can steal it.<br/> <br/><em class="on">The Foundation recommended that the FTC create retention time limitations when it issues its rules.</em></li><li id="4ed0" class="np nq gu nr b ns or nu nv nw os ny nz oa ot oc od oe ou og oh oi ov ok ol om oo op oq bk"><strong class="nr gv">Support for Community-Driven Platforms. </strong>The goal of the Wikimedia projects is to provide access to freely reusable, objective, and verifiable content that everyone can edit and improve. As the encyclopedia is open to contributions from anyone, the Wikimedia community has created policies to ensure the information on Wikipedia is and remains accurate. These include policies that require <a class="af no" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">citation of verifiable secondary sources</a> for every fact included on Wikipedia, and transparency requirements regarding <a class="af no" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">conflicts of interest</a>. Most notably, in the context of privacy, and by way of example, Wikipedia editors for English Wikipedia must comply with the policy on <a class="af no" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Biographies of Living Persons</a>, which mandates a presumption in favor of privacy when writing about people who are still alive.<br/> <br/>Importantly, the creation and enforcement of these policies by communities would not be possible without strong intermediary liability protections, like those afforded by Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230). This is so even with the protections that the First Amendment to the US Constitution affords community-driven projects. Section 230 allows communities to edit projects like Wikipedia, and establish and enforce their own content moderation rules in a decentralized way with safety and security top of mind, rather than focusing on avoiding liability risk.<br/> <br/><em class="on">The Foundation recommended the FTC must also consider the limits Section 230 may place on community-driven platforms in its pursuit of the protection of privacy, because those limitations are critical to maintaining the balance between free expression online and protecting privacy and community-led platforms as we know it.</em></li><li id="3cac" class="np nq gu nr b ns or nu nv nw os ny nz oa ot oc od oe ou og oh oi ov ok ol om oo op oq bk"><strong class="nr gv">Protection of Human Rights. </strong>The Foundation is committed to protecting the human rights of its users, including privacy as a crucial right that enables people to exercise many other rights, such as the right to free expression. The Foundation’s public interest mandate shapes the particular relationship we have with the data to which we have access, including how we use it, and how long we keep it. We understand online interactions can potentially have negative consequences, such as exposure to harassment, harmful content, or inappropriate communication. Our commitment to upholding the human rights of Wikimedia users encompasses mitigating these risks, and we reflect these values in the Foundation’s <a class="af no" href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>, <a class="af no" href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use/en" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Terms of Use</a>, and <a class="af no" href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Human_Rights_Policy" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Human Rights Policy</a>. In addition, we are currently undergoing a <a class="af no" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Human_Rights_Impact_Assessment#What_work_has_the_Foundation_done_to_respond_to_the_report%E2%80%99s_findings_and_recommendations_since_it_was_submitted?" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Children’s Rights Impact Assessment</a> to better understand and mitigate the risks that minors face on Wikimedia projects, while still protecting those users’ rights to privacy and freedom of expression.<br/> <br/>Every online platform is different. Enforcing a uniform set of rules would have serious unintended consequences to many of them. The FTC should encourage platforms to reflect and conduct their own impact assessments in order to evaluate their specific risks and opportunities, find ways to mitigate those risks while enhancing the positive and affirmative impacts, and produce tailored protections for children’s rights.<br/> <br/><em class="on">Rather than regulate platforms broadly and uniformly, the Foundation recommended that the FTC encourage platforms to be responsible actors and uphold users’ rights by conducting human rights impact assessments of their services.</em></li></ul><p id="0b39" class="pw-post-body-paragraph np nq gu nr b ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh oi oj ok ol om gn bk">This is merely the first step on the road for the FTC to issue final rules. To be sure, these rules are long overdue. We are hopeful that the FTC will take this opportunity to bring public interest and human rights to rules governing data collection, use, and security practices. Creating rules through that lens will lead to strong data minimization requirements, limits on harmful uses of data, and a focus on the human rights of all impacted by the collection and use of their personal information for commercial gain. The Foundation stands ready to work with the FTC as this process continues.</p></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></article></div><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="ow ox ab ja"><div class="oy ab"><a class="oz ay am ao" rel="noopener follow" href="/tag/commercial-surveillance?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><div class="pa fj cx pb ge pc pd bf b bg z bk pe">Commercial Surveillance</div></a></div><div class="oy ab"><a class="oz ay am ao" rel="noopener follow" href="/tag/federal-trade-commission?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><div class="pa fj cx pb ge pc pd bf b bg z bk pe">Federal Trade Commission</div></a></div><div class="oy ab"><a class="oz ay am ao" rel="noopener follow" href="/tag/privacy?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><div class="pa fj cx pb ge pc pd bf b bg z bk pe">Privacy</div></a></div><div class="oy ab"><a class="oz ay am ao" rel="noopener follow" href="/tag/human-rights?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><div class="pa fj cx pb ge pc pd bf b bg z bk pe">Human Rights</div></a></div><div class="oy ab"><a class="oz ay am ao" rel="noopener follow" href="/tag/data-protection?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><div class="pa fj cx pb ge pc pd bf b bg z bk pe">Data Protection</div></a></div></div><div class="pf lu l"><div class="is"><div class="bm"><p class="bf b bg z du"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar iq" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank">Some rights reserved</a></div></div></p></div><div class="bm"><p class="bf b bg z du"><span class="fk" style="margin-left:5px;vertical-align:text-bottom"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="21" height="21"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10.485 2q3.58 0 6.04 2.46Q19 6.93 19 10.5q0 3.582-2.43 5.965Q13.99 19 10.486 19q-3.446 0-5.98-2.505Q2.001 13.99 2 10.5c-.001-3.49.835-4.34 2.505-6.04Q6.964 2 10.485 2m.03 1.533q-2.9 0-4.903 2.034-2.08 2.124-2.08 4.933.001 2.824 2.065 4.887 2.064 2.065 4.918 2.064 2.837 0 4.948-2.07c1.336-1.28 2.004-2.91 2.004-4.87 0-1.93-.68-3.57-2.034-4.93-1.356-1.35-2.995-2.03-4.918-2.03zm2.277 4.857v3.476h-.97v4.128H9.18v-4.128h-.972V8.39a.53.53 0 0 1 .16-.387.53.53 0 0 1 .387-.16h3.49q.215 0 .38.16a.52.52 0 0 1 .167.387M9.316 6.205q0-1.2 1.184-1.2 1.185 0 1.184 1.2 0 1.184-1.184 1.183T9.316 6.205"></path></svg></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="l"></div><footer class="pg ph pi pj pk ab q pl ik c"><div class="l ae"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="ab cp pm"><div class="ab q kv"><div class="pn l"><span class="l po pp pq e d"><div class="ab q kv kw"><div class="pw-multi-vote-icon fj je kx ky kz"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="footerClapButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fvote%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fe2ef85bddb34&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34&user=Wikimedia+Foundation+Policy&userId=3db9e4e56aaf&source=---footer_actions--e2ef85bddb34---------------------clap_footer-----------"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><div class="la ao lb lc ld le am lf lg lh kz"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="clap"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M11.37.828 12 3.282l.63-2.454zM13.916 3.953l1.523-2.112-1.184-.39zM8.589 1.84l1.522 2.112-.337-2.501zM18.523 18.92c-.86.86-1.75 1.246-2.62 1.33a6 6 0 0 0 .407-.372c2.388-2.389 2.86-4.951 1.399-7.623l-.912-1.603-.79-1.672c-.26-.56-.194-.98.203-1.288a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.546.231.728.5l2.363 4.157c.976 1.624 1.141 4.237-1.324 6.702m-10.999-.438L3.37 14.328a.828.828 0 0 1 .585-1.408.83.83 0 0 1 .585.242l2.158 2.157a.365.365 0 0 0 .516-.516l-2.157-2.158-1.449-1.449a.826.826 0 0 1 1.167-1.17l3.438 3.44a.363.363 0 0 0 .516 0 .364.364 0 0 0 0-.516L5.293 9.513l-.97-.97a.826.826 0 0 1 0-1.166.84.84 0 0 1 1.167 0l.97.968 3.437 3.436a.36.36 0 0 0 .517 0 .366.366 0 0 0 0-.516L6.977 7.83a.82.82 0 0 1-.241-.584.82.82 0 0 1 .824-.826c.219 0 .43.087.584.242l5.787 5.787a.366.366 0 0 0 .587-.415l-1.117-2.363c-.26-.56-.194-.98.204-1.289a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.545.232.727.501l2.193 3.86c1.302 2.38.883 4.59-1.277 6.75-1.156 1.156-2.602 1.627-4.19 1.367-1.418-.236-2.866-1.033-4.079-2.246M10.75 5.971l2.12 2.12c-.41.502-.465 1.17-.128 1.89l.22.465-3.523-3.523a.8.8 0 0 1-.097-.368c0-.22.086-.428.241-.584a.847.847 0 0 1 1.167 0m7.355 1.705c-.31-.461-.746-.758-1.23-.837a1.44 1.44 0 0 0-1.11.275c-.312.24-.505.543-.59.881a1.74 1.74 0 0 0-.906-.465 1.47 1.47 0 0 0-.82.106l-2.182-2.182a1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.2 0 1.54 1.54 0 0 0-.396.701 1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.21-.01 1.55 1.55 0 0 0-.416.753c-.624-.624-1.649-.624-2.237-.037a1.557 1.557 0 0 0 0 2.2c-.239.1-.501.238-.715.453a1.56 1.56 0 0 0 0 2.2l.516.515a1.556 1.556 0 0 0-.753 2.615L7.01 19c1.32 1.319 2.909 2.189 4.475 2.449q.482.08.971.08c.85 0 1.653-.198 2.393-.579.231.033.46.054.686.054 1.266 0 2.457-.52 3.505-1.567 2.763-2.763 2.552-5.734 1.439-7.586z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div></div></div></a></span></div><div class="pw-multi-vote-count l li lj lk ll lm ln lo"><p class="bf b dv z du"><span class="lp">--</span></p></div></div></span><span class="l h g f pr ps"><div class="ab q kv kw"><div class="pw-multi-vote-icon fj je kx ky kz"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="footerClapButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fvote%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fe2ef85bddb34&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34&user=Wikimedia+Foundation+Policy&userId=3db9e4e56aaf&source=---footer_actions--e2ef85bddb34---------------------clap_footer-----------"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><div class="la ao lb lc ld le am lf lg lh kz"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="clap"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M11.37.828 12 3.282l.63-2.454zM13.916 3.953l1.523-2.112-1.184-.39zM8.589 1.84l1.522 2.112-.337-2.501zM18.523 18.92c-.86.86-1.75 1.246-2.62 1.33a6 6 0 0 0 .407-.372c2.388-2.389 2.86-4.951 1.399-7.623l-.912-1.603-.79-1.672c-.26-.56-.194-.98.203-1.288a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.546.231.728.5l2.363 4.157c.976 1.624 1.141 4.237-1.324 6.702m-10.999-.438L3.37 14.328a.828.828 0 0 1 .585-1.408.83.83 0 0 1 .585.242l2.158 2.157a.365.365 0 0 0 .516-.516l-2.157-2.158-1.449-1.449a.826.826 0 0 1 1.167-1.17l3.438 3.44a.363.363 0 0 0 .516 0 .364.364 0 0 0 0-.516L5.293 9.513l-.97-.97a.826.826 0 0 1 0-1.166.84.84 0 0 1 1.167 0l.97.968 3.437 3.436a.36.36 0 0 0 .517 0 .366.366 0 0 0 0-.516L6.977 7.83a.82.82 0 0 1-.241-.584.82.82 0 0 1 .824-.826c.219 0 .43.087.584.242l5.787 5.787a.366.366 0 0 0 .587-.415l-1.117-2.363c-.26-.56-.194-.98.204-1.289a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.545.232.727.501l2.193 3.86c1.302 2.38.883 4.59-1.277 6.75-1.156 1.156-2.602 1.627-4.19 1.367-1.418-.236-2.866-1.033-4.079-2.246M10.75 5.971l2.12 2.12c-.41.502-.465 1.17-.128 1.89l.22.465-3.523-3.523a.8.8 0 0 1-.097-.368c0-.22.086-.428.241-.584a.847.847 0 0 1 1.167 0m7.355 1.705c-.31-.461-.746-.758-1.23-.837a1.44 1.44 0 0 0-1.11.275c-.312.24-.505.543-.59.881a1.74 1.74 0 0 0-.906-.465 1.47 1.47 0 0 0-.82.106l-2.182-2.182a1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.2 0 1.54 1.54 0 0 0-.396.701 1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.21-.01 1.55 1.55 0 0 0-.416.753c-.624-.624-1.649-.624-2.237-.037a1.557 1.557 0 0 0 0 2.2c-.239.1-.501.238-.715.453a1.56 1.56 0 0 0 0 2.2l.516.515a1.556 1.556 0 0 0-.753 2.615L7.01 19c1.32 1.319 2.909 2.189 4.475 2.449q.482.08.971.08c.85 0 1.653-.198 2.393-.579.231.033.46.054.686.054 1.266 0 2.457-.52 3.505-1.567 2.763-2.763 2.552-5.734 1.439-7.586z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div></div></div></a></span></div><div class="pw-multi-vote-count l li lj lk ll lm ln lo"><p class="bf b dv z du"><span class="lp">--</span></p></div></div></span></div><div class="bq ab"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="ao la lq lr ab q fk ls lt" aria-label="responses"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="lu"><path d="M18.006 16.803c1.533-1.456 2.234-3.325 2.234-5.321C20.24 7.357 16.709 4 12.191 4S4 7.357 4 11.482c0 4.126 3.674 7.482 8.191 7.482.817 0 1.622-.111 2.393-.327.231.2.48.391.744.559 1.06.693 2.203 1.044 3.399 1.044.224-.008.4-.112.486-.287a.49.49 0 0 0-.042-.518c-.495-.67-.845-1.364-1.04-2.057a4 4 0 0 1-.125-.598zm-3.122 1.055-.067-.223-.315.096a8 8 0 0 1-2.311.338c-4.023 0-7.292-2.955-7.292-6.587 0-3.633 3.269-6.588 7.292-6.588 4.014 0 7.112 2.958 7.112 6.593 0 1.794-.608 3.469-2.027 4.72l-.195.168v.255c0 .056 0 .151.016.295.025.231.081.478.154.733.154.558.398 1.117.722 1.659a5.3 5.3 0 0 1-2.165-.845c-.276-.176-.714-.383-.941-.59z"></path></svg></button></div></div></div></div><div class="ab q"><div class="pt l ix"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="footerBookmarkButton" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2Fe2ef85bddb34&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fwikimedia-policy%2Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34&source=---footer_actions--e2ef85bddb34---------------------bookmark_footer-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="du lw" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div><div class="pt l ix"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false" aria-describedby="postFooterSocialMenu" aria-labelledby="postFooterSocialMenu"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button aria-controls="postFooterSocialMenu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Share Post" data-testid="footerSocialShareButton" class="af fk ah ai aj ak al me an ao ap ex mf mg lt mh"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M15.218 4.931a.4.4 0 0 1-.118.132l.012.006a.45.45 0 0 1-.292.074.5.5 0 0 1-.3-.13l-2.02-2.02v7.07c0 .28-.23.5-.5.5s-.5-.22-.5-.5v-7.04l-2 2a.45.45 0 0 1-.57.04h-.02a.4.4 0 0 1-.16-.3.4.4 0 0 1 .1-.32l2.8-2.8a.5.5 0 0 1 .7 0l2.8 2.79a.42.42 0 0 1 .068.498m-.106.138.008.004v-.01zM16 7.063h1.5a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-11c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2v-10a2 2 0 0 1 2-2H8a.5.5 0 0 1 .35.15.5.5 0 0 1 .15.35.5.5 0 0 1-.15.35.5.5 0 0 1-.35.15H6.4c-.5 0-.9.4-.9.9v10.2a.9.9 0 0 0 .9.9h11.2c.5 0 .9-.4.9-.9v-10.2c0-.5-.4-.9-.9-.9H16a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></footer><div class="pu pv pw px py l"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="pz bh r ow"></div><div class="qa l"><div class="ab qb qc qd iz iy"><div class="qe qf qg qh qi qj qk ql qm qn ab cp"><div class="h k"><a href="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy?source=post_page---post_publication_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="fj ab"><img alt="Wikimedia Foundation Policy" class="qo ib ic cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:96:96/1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png" width="48" height="48" loading="lazy"/><div class="qo l ic ib fs n fr qp"></div></div></a></div><div class="j i d"><a href="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy?source=post_page---post_publication_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="fj ab"><img alt="Wikimedia Foundation Policy" class="qo qr qq cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:128:128/1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png" width="64" height="64" loading="lazy"/><div class="qo l qq qr fs n fr qp"></div></div></a></div><div class="j i d qs ix"><div class="ab"></div></div></div><div class="ab co qt"><div class="qu qv qw qx qy l"><a class="af ag ah aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at ab q" href="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy?source=post_page---post_publication_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><h2 class="pw-author-name bf ra rb rc rd re rf rg oa rh ri oe rj rk oi rl rm bk"><span class="gn qz">Published in <!-- -->Wikimedia Foundation Policy</span></h2></a><div class="oy ab ia"><div class="l ix"><span class="pw-follower-count bf b bg z du"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar iq" rel="noopener follow" href="/wikimedia-policy/followers?source=post_page---post_publication_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------">45 Followers</a></span></div><div class="bf b bg z du ab jd"><span class="ir l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar iq" rel="noopener follow" href="/wikimedia-policy/governments-should-not-legitimize-transnational-surveillance-and-repression-online-a231fb8cafa1?source=post_page---post_publication_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------">Last published <span>Oct 31, 2024</span></a></div></div><div class="rn l"><p class="bf b bg z bk"><span class="gn">Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike International 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) unless otherwise noted.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="h k"><div class="ab"></div></div></div></div><div class="ab qb qc qd iz iy"><div class="qe qf qg qh qi qj qk ql qm qn ab cp"><div class="h k"><a tabindex="0" rel="noopener follow" href="/@wikimediapolicy?source=post_page---post_author_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><div class="l fj"><img alt="Wikimedia Foundation Policy" class="l fd by ic ib cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:96:96/1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png" width="48" height="48" loading="lazy"/><div class="fr by l ic ib fs n ay qp"></div></div></a></div><div class="j i d"><a tabindex="0" rel="noopener follow" href="/@wikimediapolicy?source=post_page---post_author_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><div class="l fj"><img alt="Wikimedia Foundation Policy" class="l fd by qq qr cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:128:128/1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png" width="64" height="64" loading="lazy"/><div class="fr by l qq qr fs n ay qp"></div></div></a></div><div class="j i d qs ix"><div class="ab"><span><button class="bf b bg z ro pa rp rq rr rs rt ev ew ru rv rw fa fb fc fd bm fe ff">Follow</button></span></div></div></div><div class="ab co qt"><div class="qu qv qw qx qy l"><a class="af ag ah aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at ab q" rel="noopener follow" href="/@wikimediapolicy?source=post_page---post_author_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><h2 class="pw-author-name bf ra rb rc rd re rf rg oa rh ri oe rj rk oi rl rm bk"><span class="gn qz">Written by <!-- -->Wikimedia Foundation Policy</span></h2></a><div class="oy ab ia"><div class="l ix"><span class="pw-follower-count bf b bg z du"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar iq" rel="noopener follow" href="/@wikimediapolicy/followers?source=post_page---post_author_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------">351 Followers</a></span></div><div class="bf b bg z du ab jd"><span class="ir l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar iq" rel="noopener follow" href="/@wikimediapolicy/following?source=post_page---post_author_info--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------">118 Following</a></div></div><div class="rn l"><p class="bf b bg z bk"><span class="gn">Stories by the Wikimedia Foundation's Global Advocacy team.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="h k"><div class="ab"><span><button class="bf b bg z ro pa rp rq rr rs rt ev ew ru rv rw fa fb fc fd bm fe ff">Follow</button></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="rx l"><div class="pz bh r ry rz sa sb sc"></div><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="ab q cp"><h2 class="bf ra sd se sf sg sh si sj sk sl sm sn so sp sq sr bk">No responses yet</h2><div class="ab ss"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><a class="st su" href="https://policy.medium.com/medium-rules-30e5502c4eb4?source=post_page---post_responses--e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" viewBox="0 0 25 25"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M11.987 5.036a.754.754 0 0 1 .914-.01c.972.721 1.767 1.218 2.6 1.543.828.322 1.719.485 2.887.505a.755.755 0 0 1 .741.757c-.018 3.623-.43 6.256-1.449 8.21-1.034 1.984-2.662 3.209-4.966 4.083a.75.75 0 0 1-.537-.003c-2.243-.874-3.858-2.095-4.897-4.074-1.024-1.951-1.457-4.583-1.476-8.216a.755.755 0 0 1 .741-.757c1.195-.02 2.1-.182 2.923-.503.827-.322 1.6-.815 2.519-1.535m.468.903c-.897.69-1.717 1.21-2.623 1.564-.898.35-1.856.527-3.026.565.037 3.45.469 5.817 1.36 7.515.884 1.684 2.25 2.762 4.284 3.571 2.092-.81 3.465-1.89 4.344-3.575.886-1.698 1.299-4.065 1.334-7.512-1.149-.039-2.091-.217-2.99-.567-.906-.353-1.745-.873-2.683-1.561m-.009 9.155a2.672 2.672 0 1 0 0-5.344 2.672 2.672 0 0 0 0 5.344m0 1a3.672 3.672 0 1 0 0-7.344 3.672 3.672 0 0 0 0 7.344m-1.813-3.777.525-.526.916.917 1.623-1.625.526.526-2.149 2.152z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sv sw sx sy sz l bx"><div class="h k j"><div class="pz bh ta tb"></div><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="tc ab kv ja"><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Help</p></a></div><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://medium.statuspage.io/?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Status</p></a></div><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/about?autoplay=1&source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><p class="bf b dv z du">About</p></a></div><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/jobs-at-medium/work-at-medium-959d1a85284e?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><p class="bf b dv z du">Careers</p></a></div><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="pressinquiries@medium.com?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Press</p></a></div><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://blog.medium.com/?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Blog</p></a></div><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://policy.medium.com/medium-privacy-policy-f03bf92035c9?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Privacy</p></a></div><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Terms</p></a></div><div class="td te l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://speechify.com/medium?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Text to speech</p></a></div><div class="td l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/business?source=post_page-----e2ef85bddb34--------------------------------"><p class="bf b dv z du">Teams</p></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><script>window.__BUILD_ID__="main-20241125-190609-795bd7e319"</script><script>window.__GRAPHQL_URI__ = "https://medium.com/_/graphql"</script><script>window.__PRELOADED_STATE__ = {"algolia":{"queries":{}},"cache":{"experimentGroupSet":true,"reason":"","group":"enabled","tags":["group-edgeCachePosts","post-e2ef85bddb34","user-3db9e4e56aaf","collection-fe702da37f98"],"serverVariantState":"44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a","middlewareEnabled":true,"cacheStatus":"DYNAMIC","shouldUseCache":true,"vary":[],"lohpSummerUpsellEnabled":false,"publicationHierarchyEnabledWeb":false,"postBottomResponsesEnabled":false},"client":{"hydrated":false,"isUs":false,"isNativeMedium":false,"isSafariMobile":true,"isSafari":true,"isFirefox":false,"routingEntity":{"type":"DEFAULT","explicit":false},"viewerIsBot":false},"debug":{"requestId":"af7a41af-dd4e-4165-820c-19e853081f0c","hybridDevServices":[],"originalSpanCarrier":{"traceparent":"00-8e757bd45b4cfe4852075b17b0a7d352-32c1f2d2622b4f97-01"}},"multiVote":{"clapsPerPost":{}},"navigation":{"branch":{"show":null,"hasRendered":null,"blockedByCTA":false},"hideGoogleOneTap":false,"hasRenderedAlternateUserBanner":null,"currentLocation":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fwikimedia-policy\u002Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34","host":"medium.com","hostname":"medium.com","referrer":"","hasSetReferrer":false,"susiModal":{"step":null,"operation":"register"},"postRead":false,"partnerProgram":{"selectedCountryCode":null},"queryString":"","currentHash":""},"config":{"nodeEnv":"production","version":"main-20241125-190609-795bd7e319","target":"production","productName":"Medium","publicUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-client.medium.com\u002Flite","authDomain":"medium.com","authGoogleClientId":"216296035834-k1k6qe060s2tp2a2jam4ljdcms00sttg.apps.googleusercontent.com","favicon":"production","glyphUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fglyph.medium.com","branchKey":"key_live_ofxXr2qTrrU9NqURK8ZwEhknBxiI6KBm","algolia":{"appId":"MQ57UUUQZ2","apiKeySearch":"394474ced050e3911ae2249ecc774921","indexPrefix":"medium_","host":"-dsn.algolia.net"},"recaptchaKey":"6Lfc37IUAAAAAKGGtC6rLS13R1Hrw_BqADfS1LRk","recaptcha3Key":"6Lf8R9wUAAAAABMI_85Wb8melS7Zj6ziuf99Yot5","recaptchaEnterpriseKeyId":"6Le-uGgpAAAAAPprRaokM8AKthQ9KNGdoxaGUvVp","datadog":{"applicationId":"6702d87d-a7e0-42fe-bbcb-95b469547ea0","clientToken":"pub853ea8d17ad6821d9f8f11861d23dfed","rumToken":"pubf9cc52896502b9413b68ba36fc0c7162","context":{"deployment":{"target":"production","tag":"main-20241125-190609-795bd7e319","commit":"795bd7e3199e13224bc0a42c1be5cd7062eab1ad"}},"datacenter":"us"},"googleAnalyticsCode":"G-7JY7T788PK","googlePay":{"apiVersion":"2","apiVersionMinor":"0","merchantId":"BCR2DN6TV7EMTGBM","merchantName":"Medium","instanceMerchantId":"13685562959212738550"},"applePay":{"version":3},"signInWallCustomDomainCollectionIds":["3a8144eabfe3","336d898217ee","61061eb0c96b","138adf9c44c","819cc2aaeee0"],"mediumMastodonDomainName":"me.dm","mediumOwnedAndOperatedCollectionIds":["8a9336e5bb4","b7e45b22fec3","193b68bd4fba","8d6b8a439e32","54c98c43354d","3f6ecf56618","d944778ce714","92d2092dc598","ae2a65f35510","1285ba81cada","544c7006046e","fc8964313712","40187e704f1c","88d9857e584e","7b6769f2748b","bcc38c8f6edf","cef6983b292","cb8577c9149e","444d13b52878","713d7dbc99b0","ef8e90590e66","191186aaafa0","55760f21cdc5","9dc80918cc93","bdc4052bbdba","8ccfed20cbb2"],"tierOneDomains":["medium.com","thebolditalic.com","arcdigital.media","towardsdatascience.com","uxdesign.cc","codeburst.io","psiloveyou.xyz","writingcooperative.com","entrepreneurshandbook.co","prototypr.io","betterhumans.coach.me","theascent.pub"],"topicsToFollow":["d61cf867d93f","8a146bc21b28","1eca0103fff3","4d562ee63426","aef1078a3ef5","e15e46793f8d","6158eb913466","55f1c20aba7a","3d18b94f6858","4861fee224fd","63c6f1f93ee","1d98b3a9a871","decb52b64abf","ae5d4995e225","830cded25262"],"topicToTagMappings":{"accessibility":"accessibility","addiction":"addiction","android-development":"android-development","art":"art","artificial-intelligence":"artificial-intelligence","astrology":"astrology","basic-income":"basic-income","beauty":"beauty","biotech":"biotech","blockchain":"blockchain","books":"books","business":"business","cannabis":"cannabis","cities":"cities","climate-change":"climate-change","comics":"comics","coronavirus":"coronavirus","creativity":"creativity","cryptocurrency":"cryptocurrency","culture":"culture","cybersecurity":"cybersecurity","data-science":"data-science","design":"design","digital-life":"digital-life","disability":"disability","economy":"economy","education":"education","equality":"equality","family":"family","feminism":"feminism","fiction":"fiction","film":"film","fitness":"fitness","food":"food","freelancing":"freelancing","future":"future","gadgets":"gadgets","gaming":"gaming","gun-control":"gun-control","health":"health","history":"history","humor":"humor","immigration":"immigration","ios-development":"ios-development","javascript":"javascript","justice":"justice","language":"language","leadership":"leadership","lgbtqia":"lgbtqia","lifestyle":"lifestyle","machine-learning":"machine-learning","makers":"makers","marketing":"marketing","math":"math","media":"media","mental-health":"mental-health","mindfulness":"mindfulness","money":"money","music":"music","neuroscience":"neuroscience","nonfiction":"nonfiction","outdoors":"outdoors","parenting":"parenting","pets":"pets","philosophy":"philosophy","photography":"photography","podcasts":"podcast","poetry":"poetry","politics":"politics","privacy":"privacy","product-management":"product-management","productivity":"productivity","programming":"programming","psychedelics":"psychedelics","psychology":"psychology","race":"race","relationships":"relationships","religion":"religion","remote-work":"remote-work","san-francisco":"san-francisco","science":"science","self":"self","self-driving-cars":"self-driving-cars","sexuality":"sexuality","social-media":"social-media","society":"society","software-engineering":"software-engineering","space":"space","spirituality":"spirituality","sports":"sports","startups":"startup","style":"style","technology":"technology","transportation":"transportation","travel":"travel","true-crime":"true-crime","tv":"tv","ux":"ux","venture-capital":"venture-capital","visual-design":"visual-design","work":"work","world":"world","writing":"writing"},"defaultImages":{"avatar":{"imageId":"1*dmbNkD5D-u45r44go_cf0g.png","height":150,"width":150},"orgLogo":{"imageId":"7*V1_7XP4snlmqrc_0Njontw.png","height":110,"width":500},"postLogo":{"imageId":"bd978bb536350a710e8efb012513429cabdc4c28700604261aeda246d0f980b7","height":810,"width":1440},"postPreviewImage":{"imageId":"1*hn4v1tCaJy7cWMyb0bpNpQ.png","height":386,"width":579}},"collectionStructuredData":{"8d6b8a439e32":{"name":"Elemental","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-images-1.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F980\u002F1*9ygdqoKprhwuTVKUM0DLPA@2x.png","width":980,"height":159}}},"3f6ecf56618":{"name":"Forge","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-images-1.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F596\u002F1*uULpIlImcO5TDuBZ6lm7Lg@2x.png","width":596,"height":183}}},"ae2a65f35510":{"name":"GEN","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F264\u002F1*RdVZMdvfV3YiZTw6mX7yWA.png","width":264,"height":140}}},"88d9857e584e":{"name":"LEVEL","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F540\u002F1*JqYMhNX6KNNb2UlqGqO2WQ.png","width":540,"height":108}}},"7b6769f2748b":{"name":"Marker","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-images-1.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F383\u002F1*haCUs0wF6TgOOvfoY-jEoQ@2x.png","width":383,"height":92}}},"444d13b52878":{"name":"OneZero","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F540\u002F1*cw32fIqCbRWzwJaoQw6BUg.png","width":540,"height":123}}},"8ccfed20cbb2":{"name":"Zora","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F540\u002F1*tZUQqRcCCZDXjjiZ4bDvgQ.png","width":540,"height":106}}}},"embeddedPostIds":{"coronavirus":"cd3010f9d81f"},"sharedCdcMessaging":{"COVID_APPLICABLE_TAG_SLUGS":[],"COVID_APPLICABLE_TOPIC_NAMES":[],"COVID_APPLICABLE_TOPIC_NAMES_FOR_TOPIC_PAGE":[],"COVID_MESSAGES":{"tierA":{"text":"For more information on the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, visit cdc.gov.","markups":[{"start":66,"end":73,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-nCoV"}]},"tierB":{"text":"Anyone can publish on Medium per our Policies, but we don’t fact-check every story. For more info about the coronavirus, see cdc.gov.","markups":[{"start":37,"end":45,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Fcategories\u002F201931128-Policies-Safety"},{"start":125,"end":132,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-nCoV"}]},"paywall":{"text":"This article has been made free for everyone, thanks to Medium Members. For more information on the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, visit cdc.gov.","markups":[{"start":56,"end":70,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fmembership"},{"start":138,"end":145,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-nCoV"}]},"unbound":{"text":"This article is free for everyone, thanks to Medium Members. For more information on the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, visit cdc.gov.","markups":[{"start":45,"end":59,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fmembership"},{"start":127,"end":134,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-nCoV"}]}},"COVID_BANNER_POST_ID_OVERRIDE_WHITELIST":["3b31a67bff4a"]},"sharedVoteMessaging":{"TAGS":["politics","election-2020","government","us-politics","election","2020-presidential-race","trump","donald-trump","democrats","republicans","congress","republican-party","democratic-party","biden","joe-biden","maga"],"TOPICS":["politics","election"],"MESSAGE":{"text":"Find out more about the U.S. election results here.","markups":[{"start":46,"end":50,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fcookpolitical.com\u002F2020-national-popular-vote-tracker"}]},"EXCLUDE_POSTS":["397ef29e3ca5"]},"embedPostRules":[],"recircOptions":{"v1":{"limit":3},"v2":{"limit":8}},"braintreeClientKey":"production_zjkj96jm_m56f8fqpf7ngnrd4","braintree":{"enabled":true,"merchantId":"m56f8fqpf7ngnrd4","merchantAccountId":{"usd":"AMediumCorporation_instant","eur":"amediumcorporation_EUR","cad":"amediumcorporation_CAD"},"publicKey":"ds2nn34bg2z7j5gd","braintreeEnvironment":"production","dashboardUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.braintreegateway.com\u002Fmerchants","gracePeriodDurationInDays":14,"mediumMembershipPlanId":{"monthly":"ce105f8c57a3","monthlyV2":"e8a5e126-792b-4ee6-8fba-d574c1b02fc5","monthlyWithTrial":"d5ee3dbe3db8","monthlyPremium":"fa741a9b47a2","yearly":"a40ad4a43185","yearlyV2":"3815d7d6-b8ca-4224-9b8c-182f9047866e","yearlyStaff":"d74fb811198a","yearlyWithTrial":"b3bc7350e5c7","yearlyPremium":"e21bd2c12166","monthlyOneYearFree":"e6c0637a-2bad-4171-ab4f-3c268633d83c","monthly25PercentOffFirstYear":"235ecc62-0cdb-49ae-9378-726cd21c504b","monthly20PercentOffFirstYear":"ba518864-9c13-4a99-91ca-411bf0cac756","monthly15PercentOffFirstYear":"594c029b-9f89-43d5-88f8-8173af4e070e","monthly10PercentOffFirstYear":"c6c7bc9a-40f2-4b51-8126-e28511d5bdb0","monthlyForStudents":"629ebe51-da7d-41fd-8293-34cd2f2030a8","yearlyOneYearFree":"78ba7be9-0d9f-4ece-aa3e-b54b826f2bf1","yearly25PercentOffFirstYear":"2dbb010d-bb8f-4eeb-ad5c-a08509f42d34","yearly20PercentOffFirstYear":"47565488-435b-47f8-bf93-40d5fbe0ebc8","yearly15PercentOffFirstYear":"8259809b-0881-47d9-acf7-6c001c7f720f","yearly10PercentOffFirstYear":"9dd694fb-96e1-472c-8d9e-3c868d5c1506","yearlyForStudents":"e29345ef-ab1c-4234-95c5-70e50fe6bc23","monthlyCad":"p52orjkaceei","yearlyCad":"h4q9g2up9ktt"},"braintreeDiscountId":{"oneMonthFree":"MONTHS_FREE_01","threeMonthsFree":"MONTHS_FREE_03","sixMonthsFree":"MONTHS_FREE_06","fiftyPercentOffOneYear":"FIFTY_PERCENT_OFF_ONE_YEAR"},"3DSecureVersion":"2","defaultCurrency":"usd","providerPlanIdCurrency":{"4ycw":"usd","rz3b":"usd","3kqm":"usd","jzw6":"usd","c2q2":"usd","nnsw":"usd","q8qw":"usd","d9y6":"usd","fx7w":"cad","nwf2":"cad"}},"paypalClientId":"AXj1G4fotC2GE8KzWX9mSxCH1wmPE3nJglf4Z2ig_amnhvlMVX87otaq58niAg9iuLktVNF_1WCMnN7v","paypal":{"host":"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.paypal.com:443","clientMode":"production","serverMode":"live","webhookId":"4G466076A0294510S","monthlyPlan":{"planId":"P-9WR0658853113943TMU5FDQA","name":"Medium Membership (Monthly) with setup fee","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed monthly."},"yearlyPlan":{"planId":"P-7N8963881P8875835MU5JOPQ","name":"Medium Membership (Annual) with setup fee","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed annually."},"oneYearGift":{"name":"Medium Membership (1 Year, Digital Gift Code)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Gift codes can be redeemed at medium.com\u002Fredeem.","price":"50.00","currency":"USD","sku":"membership-gift-1-yr"},"oldMonthlyPlan":{"planId":"P-96U02458LM656772MJZUVH2Y","name":"Medium Membership (Monthly)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed monthly."},"oldYearlyPlan":{"planId":"P-59P80963JF186412JJZU3SMI","name":"Medium Membership (Annual)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed annually."},"monthlyPlanWithTrial":{"planId":"P-66C21969LR178604GJPVKUKY","name":"Medium Membership (Monthly) with setup fee","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed monthly."},"yearlyPlanWithTrial":{"planId":"P-6XW32684EX226940VKCT2MFA","name":"Medium Membership (Annual) with setup fee","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed annually."},"oldMonthlyPlanNoSetupFee":{"planId":"P-4N046520HR188054PCJC7LJI","name":"Medium Membership (Monthly)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed monthly."},"oldYearlyPlanNoSetupFee":{"planId":"P-7A4913502Y5181304CJEJMXQ","name":"Medium Membership (Annual)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed annually."},"sdkUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.paypal.com\u002Fsdk\u002Fjs"},"stripePublishableKey":"pk_live_7FReX44VnNIInZwrIIx6ghjl","log":{"json":true,"level":"info"},"imageUploadMaxSizeMb":25,"staffPicks":{"title":"Staff Picks","catalogId":"c7bc6e1ee00f"}},"session":{"xsrf":""}}</script><script>window.__APOLLO_STATE__ = {"ROOT_QUERY":{"__typename":"Query","viewer":null,"collectionByDomainOrSlug({\"domainOrSlug\":\"wikimedia-policy\"})":{"__ref":"Collection:fe702da37f98"},"postResult({\"id\":\"e2ef85bddb34\"})":{"__ref":"Post:e2ef85bddb34"}},"Collection:fe702da37f98":{"__typename":"Collection","id":"fe702da37f98","customStyleSheet":null,"colorPalette":{"__typename":"ColorPalette","highlightSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFF5F2F1","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFF3F0EF","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFF1EEED","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFEFECEC","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFEDEAEA","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFEBE8E8","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFE9E6E6","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFE7E5E4","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFE5E3E2","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFE4E1E0","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFE2DFDE","point":1}]},"defaultBackgroundSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF868484","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF7C7B7A","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF737171","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF696867","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF5F5E5E","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF555454","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF4A4949","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF3F3E3E","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF343333","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF272727","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF1A1A1A","point":1}]},"tintBackgroundSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FF000000","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF000000","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF1E1D1D","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF3C3B3B","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF565555","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF6F6D6D","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF868484","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF9C9A99","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFB1AEAE","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFC5C3C2","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFD9D6D6","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFECE9E9","point":1}]}},"favicon":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:"},"domain":null,"slug":"wikimedia-policy","googleAnalyticsId":null,"editors":[{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:e8a1f88dc57"}},{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:3db9e4e56aaf"}},{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:b6f58fa213d6"}},{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:94370e0ce244"}},{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:ad75a0653e4c"}},{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:af2de2f023ce"}},{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:b3856b4827ee"}},{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:441ff91b1e22"}}],"name":"Wikimedia Foundation Policy","avatar":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png"},"description":"Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike International 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) unless otherwise noted.","subscriberCount":45,"latestPostsConnection({\"paging\":{\"limit\":1}})":{"__typename":"PostConnection","posts":[{"__ref":"Post:a231fb8cafa1"}]},"viewerEdge":{"__ref":"CollectionViewerEdge:collectionId:fe702da37f98-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad"},"twitterUsername":"wikimediapolicy","facebookPageId":null,"logo":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png"}},"ImageMetadata:":{"__typename":"ImageMetadata","id":""},"User:e8a1f88dc57":{"__typename":"User","id":"e8a1f88dc57"},"User:3db9e4e56aaf":{"__typename":"User","id":"3db9e4e56aaf","customDomainState":{"__typename":"CustomDomainState","live":{"__typename":"CustomDomain","domain":"wikimediapolicy.medium.com"}},"hasSubdomain":true,"username":"wikimediapolicy","name":"Wikimedia Foundation Policy","newsletterV3":{"__ref":"NewsletterV3:556b17ab7d0e"},"linkedAccounts":{"__ref":"LinkedAccounts:3db9e4e56aaf"},"isSuspended":false,"imageId":"1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png","mediumMemberAt":0,"verifications":{"__typename":"VerifiedInfo","isBookAuthor":false},"socialStats":{"__typename":"SocialStats","followerCount":351,"followingCount":104,"collectionFollowingCount":14},"bio":"Stories by the Wikimedia Foundation's Global Advocacy team.","isPartnerProgramEnrolled":false,"viewerEdge":{"__ref":"UserViewerEdge:userId:3db9e4e56aaf-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad"},"viewerIsUser":false,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"membership":null,"allowNotes":true,"twitterScreenName":"wikimediapolicy"},"User:b6f58fa213d6":{"__typename":"User","id":"b6f58fa213d6"},"User:94370e0ce244":{"__typename":"User","id":"94370e0ce244"},"User:ad75a0653e4c":{"__typename":"User","id":"ad75a0653e4c"},"User:af2de2f023ce":{"__typename":"User","id":"af2de2f023ce"},"User:b3856b4827ee":{"__typename":"User","id":"b3856b4827ee"},"User:441ff91b1e22":{"__typename":"User","id":"441ff91b1e22"},"ImageMetadata:1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png":{"__typename":"ImageMetadata","id":"1*WUetosInvXx-i_dZ7W0Z7w.png","originalWidth":1667,"originalHeight":1668},"Post:a231fb8cafa1":{"__typename":"Post","id":"a231fb8cafa1","firstPublishedAt":1730387912401,"creator":{"__ref":"User:3db9e4e56aaf"},"collection":{"__ref":"Collection:fe702da37f98"},"isSeries":false,"mediumUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fwikimedia-policy\u002Fgovernments-should-not-legitimize-transnational-surveillance-and-repression-online-a231fb8cafa1","sequence":null,"uniqueSlug":"governments-should-not-legitimize-transnational-surveillance-and-repression-online-a231fb8cafa1"},"LinkedAccounts:3db9e4e56aaf":{"__typename":"LinkedAccounts","mastodon":null,"id":"3db9e4e56aaf"},"UserViewerEdge:userId:3db9e4e56aaf-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad":{"__typename":"UserViewerEdge","id":"userId:3db9e4e56aaf-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad","isFollowing":false,"isUser":false,"isMuting":false},"NewsletterV3:556b17ab7d0e":{"__typename":"NewsletterV3","id":"556b17ab7d0e","type":"NEWSLETTER_TYPE_AUTHOR","slug":"3db9e4e56aaf","name":"3db9e4e56aaf","collection":null,"user":{"__ref":"User:3db9e4e56aaf"}},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_0":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_0","name":"105f","type":"H3","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"ImageMetadata:1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg":{"__typename":"ImageMetadata","id":"1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg","originalHeight":2160,"originalWidth":2936,"focusPercentX":null,"focusPercentY":null,"alt":"A limestone statue called ‘One is Man Controlling Trade,’ located by the Federal Trade Commission building, which features a man trying to rein in an out of control horse"},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_1":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_1","name":"5015","type":"IMG","href":null,"layout":"INSET_CENTER","metadata":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg"},"text":"‘One is Man Controlling Trade,’ created by Michael Lantz, located by the Federal Trade Commission building. Image by Carol M. Highsmith and United States Library of Congress, no known copyright or rights restrictions, via Library of Congress.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":117,"end":173,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.loc.gov\u002Fpictures\u002Frelated\u002F?fi=name&q=Highsmith%2C%20Carol%20M.%2C%201946-","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":222,"end":241,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.loc.gov\u002Fpictures\u002Fitem\u002F2010641732\u002F","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_2":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_2","name":"068a","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Written by the Wikimedia Foundation’s: Kate Ruane, Lead Public Policy Specialist for the United States; Ellen Magallanes, Senior Counsel; and, Clarissa Choy, Senior Counsel","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"EM","start":0,"end":172,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_3":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_3","name":"79e3","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Protecting privacy is in Wikimedians’ DNA. Both the Foundation and the Wikimedia community know better than most that privacy is an essential element of free knowledge and knowledge equity, which is why we demonstrate our commitment to it in our policies. There is a presumption in favor of privacy in the content of Wikimedia projects. For example, current rules limit the amount of private information about living persons made available and ensure the information in question is reliable and neutral. The Foundation also collects and retains very little personal information about users of Wikimedia projects. However, not every online service shares our commitment to privacy. Study after study and report after report show that almost every time people interact with the world, online or offline, data is being collected about them. To name but a few, GPS coordinates, biometric details from photographs and voice messages, and networks of contacts, friends, and family are deeply personal information that can be used in unexpected, even harmful ways, and support mass surveillance by governments. For years, it has been clear that the federal government must create new rules to protect the privacy of personal information and rein in harmful business practices that put privacy, civil rights, and other freedoms at risk. Now, finally, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is answering.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":410,"end":424,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Presumption_in_favor_of_privacy","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":681,"end":686,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fthemarkup.org\u002Fprivacy\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F30\u002Ftheres-a-multibillion-dollar-market-for-your-phones-location-data","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":693,"end":698,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fashkansoltani.org\u002Fwork\u002Fwhat-they-know\u002F","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":703,"end":709,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdt.org\u002Finsights\u002Ffollowing-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-action-is-needed-to-protect-health-data\u002F","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":716,"end":722,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fnicolemartin1\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F07\u002Fhow-much-data-is-collected-every-minute-of-the-day\u002F?sh=65e3ce8a3d66","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_4":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_4","name":"28bd","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Earlier this year, the FTC issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security. The ANPRM asked a number of important questions about current personal data gathering and use practices, harmful impact of certain uses of data, the FTC’s authority to protect consumers’ privacy through a rulemaking, and data security and consumer privacy. The ANPRM is the first step in a process which could lead to the FTC issuing binding rules that govern the collection and use of personal information for commercial use by many companies in the US.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":87,"end":128,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.federalregister.gov\u002Fdocuments\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F22\u002F2022-17752\u002Ftrade-regulation-rule-on-commercial-surveillance-and-data-security","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_5":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_5","name":"cf45","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"The Wikimedia Foundation, as a nonprofit organization that hosts open and free knowledge projects, filed comments in response to the FTC’s call. In doing so, we hoped to demonstrate to the FTC what sound privacy policies and data practices look like when they are motivated by a public interest focus and not by profit, and to guide the FTC toward rules that would provide strong privacy protection that support the exchange of free knowledge. Our comments highlight five key practices in which the Foundation engages as well as recommendations to the FTC for translating those practices into a commercial context: data minimization; transparency; short data retention periods; support for community-driven platforms; and, protection of human rights.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_6":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_6","name":"a6e8","type":"ULI","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Data Minimization. The Foundation practices data minimization in the first instance by collecting very little personal information. Currently, a user does not need to sign up for an account or sign into their account in order to contribute to any of the projects. When people do create accounts, the Foundation does not require that they provide their real names or even an email address to hold an account. We do note in our privacy policy, however, that the Foundation can only help recover access to accounts for which a person has provided an email address, and that we collect information related to accounts that would be considered personal information, even though real names are not required. The Foundation also collects information as people use the websites, make public contributions, or engage with Foundation staff by email or otherwise provide feedback to the Foundation when requested. We make clear that collecting this information helps to understand how the Wikimedia websites are used, so that the Foundation can improve operations and make the websites more useful to users.\n \nThe Foundation recommended that the FTC also require data minimization in the first instance under its rules by restricting the permissible collection of data to only what is reasonably necessary to provide a particular service.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":426,"end":440,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Ffoundation.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPrivacy_policy","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":0,"end":19,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":131,"end":132,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"EM","start":1099,"end":1327,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_7":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_7","name":"ffd8","type":"ULI","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Transparency. The Foundation is transparent regarding how, when, and with whom it may share personal information. Most importantly, the Foundation never sells personal information, does not earn money from selling advertisements, and does not permit third parties to track users through Wikimedia projects for any reason.\n \nThe Foundation recommended that the FTC require transparency surrounding privacy practices, but also cautioned it ensure that any transparency requirements should not require entities to collect more data than they otherwise would, and not require disclosures that could compromise the privacy of community moderators, who may have permission to access personal data in order to address vandalism or other rule violations on certain websites.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":86,"end":91,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Ffoundation.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPrivacy_policy#when-we-may-share","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":0,"end":12,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":131,"end":132,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":146,"end":147,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"EM","start":321,"end":766,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_8":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_8","name":"1e76","type":"ULI","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Short Data Retention Periods. The Foundation has extremely short data retention times. Most non-public personal information is deleted, aggregated or de-identified within ninety (90) days if it is retained at all. In addition to being a strong privacy practice, our short data retention window also increases data security because it makes Foundation databases less attractive to hackers. If the Foundation does not have the data, no one can steal it.\n \nThe Foundation recommended that the FTC create retention time limitations when it issues its rules.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":65,"end":79,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fmeta.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FData_retention_guidelines","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":0,"end":28,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"EM","start":454,"end":553,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_9":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_9","name":"4ed0","type":"ULI","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Support for Community-Driven Platforms. The goal of the Wikimedia projects is to provide access to freely reusable, objective, and verifiable content that everyone can edit and improve. As the encyclopedia is open to contributions from anyone, the Wikimedia community has created policies to ensure the information on Wikipedia is and remains accurate. These include policies that require citation of verifiable secondary sources for every fact included on Wikipedia, and transparency requirements regarding conflicts of interest. Most notably, in the context of privacy, and by way of example, Wikipedia editors for English Wikipedia must comply with the policy on Biographies of Living Persons, which mandates a presumption in favor of privacy when writing about people who are still alive.\n \nImportantly, the creation and enforcement of these policies by communities would not be possible without strong intermediary liability protections, like those afforded by Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230). This is so even with the protections that the First Amendment to the US Constitution affords community-driven projects. Section 230 allows communities to edit projects like Wikipedia, and establish and enforce their own content moderation rules in a decentralized way with safety and security top of mind, rather than focusing on avoiding liability risk.\n \nThe Foundation recommended the FTC must also consider the limits Section 230 may place on community-driven platforms in its pursuit of the protection of privacy, because those limitations are critical to maintaining the balance between free expression online and protecting privacy and community-led platforms as we know it.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":389,"end":429,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWikipedia:Citing_sources","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":508,"end":529,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWikipedia:Conflict_of_interest","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":666,"end":695,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":0,"end":40,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"EM","start":1354,"end":1678,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_10":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_10","name":"3cac","type":"ULI","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Protection of Human Rights. The Foundation is committed to protecting the human rights of its users, including privacy as a crucial right that enables people to exercise many other rights, such as the right to free expression. The Foundation’s public interest mandate shapes the particular relationship we have with the data to which we have access, including how we use it, and how long we keep it. We understand online interactions can potentially have negative consequences, such as exposure to harassment, harmful content, or inappropriate communication. Our commitment to upholding the human rights of Wikimedia users encompasses mitigating these risks, and we reflect these values in the Foundation’s Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Human Rights Policy. In addition, we are currently undergoing a Children’s Rights Impact Assessment to better understand and mitigate the risks that minors face on Wikimedia projects, while still protecting those users’ rights to privacy and freedom of expression.\n \nEvery online platform is different. Enforcing a uniform set of rules would have serious unintended consequences to many of them. The FTC should encourage platforms to reflect and conduct their own impact assessments in order to evaluate their specific risks and opportunities, find ways to mitigate those risks while enhancing the positive and affirmative impacts, and produce tailored protections for children’s rights.\n \nRather than regulate platforms broadly and uniformly, the Foundation recommended that the FTC encourage platforms to be responsible actors and uphold users’ rights by conducting human rights impact assessments of their services.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":707,"end":721,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Ffoundation.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPrivacy_policy","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":723,"end":735,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Ffoundation.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTerms_of_Use\u002Fen","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":741,"end":760,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Ffoundation.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPolicy:Human_Rights_Policy","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":805,"end":840,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fmeta.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWikimedia_Foundation_Human_Rights_Impact_Assessment#What_work_has_the_Foundation_done_to_respond_to_the_report%E2%80%99s_findings_and_recommendations_since_it_was_submitted?","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":0,"end":28,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"EM","start":1431,"end":1659,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_11":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"05f2efafd975_11","name":"0b39","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"This is merely the first step on the road for the FTC to issue final rules. To be sure, these rules are long overdue. We are hopeful that the FTC will take this opportunity to bring public interest and human rights to rules governing data collection, use, and security practices. Creating rules through that lens will lead to strong data minimization requirements, limits on harmful uses of data, and a focus on the human rights of all impacted by the collection and use of their personal information for commercial gain. The Foundation stands ready to work with the FTC as this process continues.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"CollectionViewerEdge:collectionId:fe702da37f98-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad":{"__typename":"CollectionViewerEdge","id":"collectionId:fe702da37f98-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad","isEditor":false,"isMuting":false},"PostViewerEdge:postId:e2ef85bddb34-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad":{"__typename":"PostViewerEdge","shouldIndexPostForExternalSearch":true,"id":"postId:e2ef85bddb34-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad"},"Tag:commercial-surveillance":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"commercial-surveillance","displayTitle":"Commercial Surveillance","normalizedTagSlug":"commercial-surveillance"},"Tag:federal-trade-commission":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"federal-trade-commission","displayTitle":"Federal Trade Commission","normalizedTagSlug":"federal-trade-commission"},"Tag:privacy":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"privacy","displayTitle":"Privacy","normalizedTagSlug":"privacy"},"Tag:human-rights":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"human-rights","displayTitle":"Human Rights","normalizedTagSlug":"human-rights"},"Tag:data-protection":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"data-protection","displayTitle":"Data Protection","normalizedTagSlug":"data-protection"},"Post:e2ef85bddb34":{"__typename":"Post","id":"e2ef85bddb34","collection":{"__ref":"Collection:fe702da37f98"},"content({\"postMeteringOptions\":{}})":{"__typename":"PostContent","isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"bodyModel":{"__typename":"RichText","sections":[{"__typename":"Section","name":"43ff","startIndex":0,"textLayout":null,"imageLayout":null,"backgroundImage":null,"videoLayout":null,"backgroundVideo":null}],"paragraphs":[{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_0"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_1"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_2"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_3"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_4"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_5"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_6"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_7"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_8"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_9"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_10"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:05f2efafd975_11"}]},"validatedShareKey":"","shareKeyCreator":null},"creator":{"__ref":"User:3db9e4e56aaf"},"inResponseToEntityType":null,"isLocked":false,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"lockedSource":"LOCKED_POST_SOURCE_NONE","mediumUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fwikimedia-policy\u002Fwikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34","primaryTopic":null,"topics":[{"__typename":"Topic","slug":"cybersecurity"}],"isPublished":true,"latestPublishedVersion":"05f2efafd975","visibility":"PUBLIC","postResponses":{"__typename":"PostResponses","count":0},"clapCount":1,"allowResponses":true,"isLimitedState":false,"title":"Wikimedia Foundation Tells FTC to Rein in Commercial Surveillance","isSeries":false,"sequence":null,"uniqueSlug":"wikimedia-foundation-tells-ftc-to-rein-in-commercial-surveillance-e2ef85bddb34","socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","canonicalUrl":"","metaDescription":"","latestPublishedAt":1721809653924,"readingTime":5.754716981132075,"previewContent":{"__typename":"PreviewContent","subtitle":"Written by the Wikimedia Foundation’s: Kate Ruane, Lead Public Policy Specialist for the United States; Ellen Magallanes, Senior Counsel…"},"previewImage":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*mKYfToB_7bF9N8SNbTTemQ.jpeg"},"isShortform":false,"seoTitle":"","firstPublishedAt":1669030739243,"updatedAt":1721809653924,"shortformType":"SHORTFORM_TYPE_LINK","seoDescription":"","viewerEdge":{"__ref":"PostViewerEdge:postId:e2ef85bddb34-viewerId:lo_0c3ae7c678ad"},"isSuspended":false,"license":"CC_40_BY","tags":[{"__ref":"Tag:commercial-surveillance"},{"__ref":"Tag:federal-trade-commission"},{"__ref":"Tag:privacy"},{"__ref":"Tag:human-rights"},{"__ref":"Tag:data-protection"}],"isNewsletter":false,"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","pendingCollection":null,"detectedLanguage":"en","wordCount":1472,"layerCake":0,"responsesLocked":false}}</script><script>window.__MIDDLEWARE_STATE__={"session":{"xsrf":""},"cache":{"cacheStatus":"HIT"}}</script><script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/manifest.de931270.js"></script><script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/9865.1496d74a.js"></script><script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main.3947a59c.js"></script><script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/instrumentation.d9108df7.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/reporting.ff22a7a5.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/9120.5df29668.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/5049.d1ead72d.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/4810.6318add7.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/6618.db187378.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2707.b0942613.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/9977.5b3eb23a.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/8599.1ab63137.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/5250.9f9e01d2.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/6349.b071a958.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2648.26563adf.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/8393.826a25fb.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/7079.67349d50.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/3735.afb7e926.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/5642.a2d9f6a1.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/6546.cd03f950.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/6834.08de95de.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/7346.72622eb9.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2420.2a5e2d95.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/839.ca7937c2.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/7975.d195c6f1.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2106.21ff89d3.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/7394.3d049572.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2961.00a48598.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/8204.c4082863.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/4391.59acaed3.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/PostPage.MainContent.c8a11795.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/8414.6565ad5f.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/3974.8d3e0217.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2527.a0afad8a.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/PostResponsesContent.36c2ecf4.chunk.js"></script><script>window.main();</script><script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8e8e9adebd8d5cde',t:'MTczMjY3MzY2OS4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();</script></body></html>