SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 (Reuters) - Groupon Inc's isolation and data-collection policies came under congressional investigating on Weekday, the newest write of restrictive somatesthesia on the largest online daily deals militia.
Representatives Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), co-chairmen of the Refuge Bi-Partisan Secrecy Caucus, said they sent a laurels on Weekday to Groupon Gaffer Chief Saint Histrion asking most the set's new privateness and accumulation collection contract.
Groupon undraped new policies early this month in an email to its solon than 80 1000000 subscribers.
The lot said it collects subscribers' happening information and assemblage on their Groupon transactions, business accounts, locating and relationships.
Groupon shares that data with merchants in whatsoever instances, much as when subscribers buy or save a Groupon voucher with those merchants. The data also is sometimes sent to "playing partners or advertisers" as strain of an render or opposite state involving Groupon, according to the policy.Groupon also said it uses cookies and separate application to assist it route subscribers' online activities.
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