Nearly two years after consumer advocacy groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over Facebook’s privacy policies, the social network and the FTC are close to an agreement, according to a recent report. The deal between the company and the commission will reportedly require Facebook to enact widespread opt-in practices — it will need to receive permission before making any piece of information public that was intended to be private.
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FTC May Force Facebook to Ask Permission Rather Than Beg Forgiveness
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani November 11, 2011 10:36 AMNearly two years after consumer advocacy groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over Facebook’s privacy policies, the social network and the FTC are close to an agreement, according to a recent report. The deal between the company and the commission will reportedly require Facebook to enact widespread opt-in practices — it will need to receive permission before making any piece of information public that was intended to be private.