How Facebook's $5 billon settlement with the FTC affects you
The US Federal Trade Commission has officially announced its $5 billion fine againstFacebook, following a lengthy investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal and other data breaches. Here’s how that settlement affects you. Why did the FTC settle with Facebook? The FTC found Facebook violated the law by not protecting user data from third parties, serving adverts through the use of phone numbers provided for security, and telling users that its facial recognition software is turned off by default....