Twitter failed to protect privacy, will now pay a fine of $ 150 million
Washington | Fine On Twitter : Now to a large extent, efforts are being made to rein in social media all over the world. According to the information, social media platform Twitter will have to pay a fine of $ 150 million after failing to keep the data of users confidential for six years. Along with this, Twitter will also prepare new standards to protect the data of users. So that never again such mistake should be made in future. In this regard, the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Twitter on Wednesday.
Twitter to pay $150 mln to settle with US over privacy, security violations https://t.co/NlPE5kKKdW pic.twitter.com/U1K50EbUm8
— Reuters US News (@ReutersUS) May 26, 2022
Users kept in deception…
Fine On Twitter : Twitter is alleged to have violated a 2011 FTC order by defrauding users. People were told by Twitter that it protects the confidentiality of their non-public contact information. The government alleged that from May 2013 to September 2019, Twitter told users that it was collecting their phone numbers and email addresses for account security purposes, but the company failed to disclose that it was using this information. It will also be used to enable companies to send targeted online advertisements to users on the Platform.
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#twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users’ data over a six-year span https://t.co/uNEHxwFwjV
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) May 26, 2022
Twitter falsely claimed…
Fine On Twitter : Regulators also alleged in a federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday that Twitter falsely claimed it complied with US confidentiality agreements with the European Union and Switzerland. While the data of people was constantly tampered with by Twitter, not only this, Twitter also used it to send tempting advertisements to the people. After which the company has now agreed to pay 15 crores as agreement and fine.
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