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Facebook: FTC Pact Means ‘Shift’ In Privacy Approach

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For Facebook, it’s a $5 billion fine and a “fundamental shift” in how the social media giant addresses privacy practices. As reported on Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission has said that it will fine Facebook $5 billion in the wake of the company’s mishandling of millions of users’ personal data.

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Zuckerberg Emails Could Link CEO To Privacy Issues

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that there are emails sent by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that possibly link him to troublesome privacy issues at the company. The emails came to light during the ongoing federal probe by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC is investigating whether it indeed did so.

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40+ States Could Join Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook

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Facebook could soon be staring down a lawsuit as the Federal Trade Commission and numerous states attorneys general finish up one or more antitrust cases against the social media giant, Reuters reports. Also, the lawsuits are likely to allege that Facebook withheld data from rival companies as a method to crush competition.

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Facebook: FTC Pact Means ‘Shift’ In Privacy Approach

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For Facebook, it’s a $5 billion fine and a “fundamental shift” in how the social media giant addresses privacy practices. As reported on Wednesday (July 24), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said it will fine Facebook $5 billion in the wake of the company’s mishandling of millions of users’ personal data.

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U.S. Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine For Privacy Violations

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Regulators in the United States have reportedly met to discuss levying fines against social media giant Facebook , a punishment that could be sizable in scope and which comes in the wake of privacy violations. Other data privacy issues have been reported beyond that linkup. million paid by Google in 2012.

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Facebook Touts Payments and Privacy with Q1 Results

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More consumers keep using Facebook even as the social network said on Wednesday (April 24) that it faces a fine of between $3 billion and $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission over privacy. The federal agency has accused the social media platform of violating a privacy consent decree from 2011.

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FTC Issues Opinion On Cambridge Analytica Scandal

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found on Friday (Dec. The FTC also found that the firm lied about how it was participating in the Privacy Shield framework between the EU and the U.S., which is a pact relating to the transfer of personal data across borders.

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