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According to the claim, some users received targeted ads via Facebook and Instagram while logged in to personal accounts. The ads were including sensitive data such as specific sexually transmitted diseases. The company has settled the case by agreeing with the FTC to a $1.5 million fine. Read more here
ResourcesDecember 20, 2022US FTC investigates Twitter over privacy concerns
According to this article on Bloomberg, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Twitter for alleged violations of privacy of users and inadequate cybersecurity measures. The Commission has questioned former Twitter Chief Privacy Officer Damien Kieran and Chief Information Security Officer Lea Kissner whether Twitter, since its taking over by Elon Mask, has complied...
ResourcesDecember 19, 2022Epic-Fortnite to pay more than half a billion for alleged violations of children privacy
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a press release announcing that Epic Games, Inc. will pay a $275 million penalty for alleging violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), change default privacy settings, and pay $245 million in refunds for tricking users into making unwanted charges. Continue reading the press release here.
The FTC has announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking focused on dealing with privacy and data security issues. Read More
ResourcesJune 28, 2022US FTC orders CAfe Press to pay for a data breach suffered, and covered, in 2019
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered CafePress t-shirt and merchandise site former owner to pay a USD 500,000 fine for a data breach it suffered in 2018, but which it also covered up, that impacted more than 23 million customers. The FTC found out that CAfe Press failed to protect their personal data,...
ResourcesMay 26, 2022Twitter pays USD150m to settle privacy violation claims occurred between 2013 and 2019
Twitter has agreed to pay USD150m to settle claims for misuse of private information between 2013 and 2019. Allegedly, Twitter used such private information collected by misrepresenting that it was gathered for reasons of security. Find more on Reuters here.
In a recent press release the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has once more stressed the importance of good incident response and breach disclosure as part of a reasonable information security program, which is also underlined in some of its guidelines. The FTC underlines that when security breaches do occur, timely, accurate, and actionable security...
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