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Facebook Settles U.S. Regulator’s Complaints Over Violations of Privacy
By Sara Forden and Jeff Bliss - Nov 29, 2011 3:56 PM ET
By Sara Forden and Jeff Bliss - Nov 29, 2011 3:56 PM ET
Bloomberg News
Facebook Inc., the world’s biggest social networking site, agreed to settle complaints by the Federal Trade Commission that it failed to protect users’ privacy or disclose how their data could be used.
The proposed 20-year agreement would require Palo Alto, California-based Facebook to get clear consent from users before sharing material posted under earlier, more restrictive terms, the FTC said today in a statement. It would also compel independent reviews of Facebook’s privacy practices...The settlement “will protect consumer choices and ensure they have full and truthful information about their data.”
...In a blog posting, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said the company should have been more vigilant in protecting users’ privacy.
“I’m the first to admit that we’ve made a bunch of mistakes,” he said.
...Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center...said today’s settlement “is a sweeping order that will prevent Facebook from disregarding the privacy interests of its users in the future.”
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Facebook Inc., the world’s biggest social networking site, agreed to settle complaints by the Federal Trade Commission that it failed to protect users’ privacy or disclose how their data could be used.
The proposed 20-year agreement would require Palo Alto, California-based Facebook to get clear consent from users before sharing material posted under earlier, more restrictive terms, the FTC said today in a statement. It would also compel independent reviews of Facebook’s privacy practices...The settlement “will protect consumer choices and ensure they have full and truthful information about their data.”
...In a blog posting, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said the company should have been more vigilant in protecting users’ privacy.
“I’m the first to admit that we’ve made a bunch of mistakes,” he said.
...Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center...said today’s settlement “is a sweeping order that will prevent Facebook from disregarding the privacy interests of its users in the future.”
(Click here to read the full article)
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