Twitter rolls out new privacy tools as it ditches Do Not Track and expands data sharing<article>
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<p>Twitter is dumping its support for Do Not Track (DNT), changing how it shares user data with third parties, and holding any web browsing data it collects for a longer duration—all to better aid in ad targeting, of course.</p><p>But at the same time, Twitter is giving users more control over what kind of user data can be used for targeted advertising, as well as more transparency about the information it collects about you.</p><p>The privacy features are active now, but the new privacy policies that dump DNT, change data sharing policies, and hold your data longer don't come into effect until June 18. Here's a look at what's going on.</p><h2>Checking your advertising data</h2>
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"Your Twitter data" section of your account settings, you'll see there's a lot of information there about your activity and how you're being advertised to.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3197343/internet/twitter-rolls-out-new-privacy-tools-as-it-ditches-do-not-track-and-expands-data-sharing.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Twitter rolls out new privacy tools as it ditches Do Not Track and expands data sharing
