EPIC Obtains Documents About FTC's Facebook Investigation
As the result of a Freedom of Information Act request, EPIC has received several hundred pages of documents related to the Federal Trade Commission's investigation of Facebook business practices. The documents include assessments by the FTC of Facebook's privacy changes and communications with the company. EPIC has repeatedly pressed the Commission to enforce the 2012 Consent Order which barred the company from future changes to privacy settings without user consent and committed Facebook to develop a "comprehensive privacy program." EPIC also recently filed a complaint with the FTC about Facebook's acquisition of Whatsapp, an instant messaging service. The EPIC complaint resulted in a stern warning from the FTC not to violate Whatsapp user privacy. For more information see: EPIC: Facebook Privacy.
April 16, 2014| Share:
