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Facebook Says Its New Portal Device Is Not A 'Data-Gathering Operation'

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Facebook today launches its $199 video-chat and smart-speaker device, Portal. But it can't seem to shake concerns that the new piece of hardware will double as a surveillance system. The company unveiled the Portal in October, at which time Facebook said no data collected through the device would be used to target users with ads. It later changed its story, telling Recode that information like call lengths and frequency may be used in ad targeting.

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