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| US imposes record $5b. fine, restrictions on Facebook in privacy probe |
| 2019-07-25 |
| [IsraelTimes] US regulators formalize a record $5 billion fine on Facebook for privacy violations in a settlement requiring the world’s biggest social network to "submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure." The Federal Trade Commission says the penalty is the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers’ privacy and one of the largest penalties ever assessed by the US government for any violation. "Despite repeated promises to its billions of users worldwide that they could control how their personal information is shared, Facebook undermined consumers’ choices," FTC Chairman Joe Simons says in a statement after the split decision by the agency, with two members saying the penalty was insufficient. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Break them up. Force them to divest Instagram and WhatsApp - two acquisitions that never should have been permitted. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-07-25 10:34 |
| #1 Slap on the hand. Ever think about removing protection from law suits for the CEO and board members who operate in 'reckless disregard'? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-07-25 08:19 |