Home Depot Gave Personal Data to Meta Without Valid Customer Consent: Watchdog

Home Depot Gave Personal Data to Meta Without Valid Customer Consent: Watchdog
A Home Depot logo sign is shown, May 14, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. The Canadian Press /Wilfredo Lee
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Retailer Home Depot shared details from electronic receipts with Meta, which operates the Facebook social media platform, without the knowledge or consent of customers, the federal privacy watchdog has found.

In a report released Thursday, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said the data included encoded email addresses and in-store purchase information.