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FTC: Facebook Lied To Users About Authentication, Facial Recognition

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The Washington Post is reporting that as part of a milestone settlement against Facebook, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is going to say that Facebook lied to users about handling phone numbers and that it misled users about turning off a photo recognition tool. The new board committee will be added to the existing team.

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FTC Expected To Reveal Details Of $5B Facebook Fine

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The FTC voted 3-2 in favor of a settlement with Facebook, and a Republican majority supported it, while the Democratic commissioners objected to it. The company already has an internal privacy team, and in 2011, it allowed for its privacy practices to be assessed by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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FTC Split On Size, Scope Of Facebook Fine

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With Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission in the final stages of settlement talks, disagreements between the five-member FTC panel are complicating the discussions. Facebook is in talks with the FTC to settle a lawsuit stemming from its scandal with Cambridge Analytica.

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Advocacy Groups Call On FTC To Break Up Facebook

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The FTC is about to complete an investigation into the data breach and whether Facebook violated a consent decree reached in 2011 and could levy Facebook with a sizeable fine, reported The Wall Street Journal. In 2011 the FTC said Facebook deceived customers by sharing data it said it was kept private.

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Government Shutdown Will Force Suspension Of FTC Facebook Investigation

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The FTC was looking into a few things, including whether Facebook violated a 2011 consent order when it told consumers it would keep their information private , but repeatedly didn’t do so. FTC workers aren’t allowed to do any work on the probe while the shutdown is in progress. The commission’s budget ran out on Friday (Dec.

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Facebook Defends Data Sharing Tool As FTC Compliant

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Facebook is defending its data sharing tool, saying it was in compliance with a 2011 privacy agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. According to Bloomberg , the FTC is investigating whether Facebook violated the 2011 law that requires the company to get consent from users before sharing information.

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FTC: Fair Credit Reporting Act Still Top Priority

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She noted that FTC has brought more than 30 actions to enforce the FCRA against consumer reporting agencies, users of consumer reports, and furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies. The Federal Trade Commission testified on Thursday (July 12) that enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) remains a top priority.

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