Nov. 29, 2011 – FTC Slaps Facebook’s Hand Over Privacy Deception, Wired News
November 29, 2011
FPF Staff
Facebook is settling government charges it “deceived” users that their information would be kept private, although it was “repeatedly” shared with the public, the Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday.
The deal, which carries no financial penalties, demands that the social-networking site obtain “express consent” of their 850 million users before their information “is shared beyond the privacy settings they have established.”
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