While Twitter is facing a lot of buying and selling drama with some significant changes with its privileged switches, It got sued and fined by the US Government’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Previously, Twitter was stuck with Elon Musk’s buying deal, but the company did not complete it yet due to some reasons. Let me clarify for you; this current sue is not related to its buying deal.
On Wednesday, Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Twitter, claiming that the company failed to explain data privacy & stated as using people’s phone numbers for target ads. Let’s discuss it briefly.
Twitter is Facing Another Lawsuit Regarding Misled Data Privacy
According to a Justice Government Official report, In this lawsuit, authorities proclaim that between May 2013 and September 2019, Twitter misled its users with its Data collecting system.
And it was saying that they are using data like email addresses and phone numbers to protect users’ accounts. Still, it silently also used this data to target ads to help advertisers reach the audience’s social network.
The US government also stated that Twitter has no information about protected account tweets and direct messages because its employees could not check it.
In conclusion, The micro-blogging platform Twitter break the FTC Act and Order of 2011 regarding the security of consumer information and misrepresentations to disclose.
Today, Twitter officially reported about its settlement with FTC and its commitment to the privacy & security of users, and Damien Kieran posted this report. He is Chief Privacy Officer for Twitter.
This report says, “Keeping data secure and respecting privacy is something we take extremely seriously, and we have cooperated with the FTC every step of the way. In reaching this settlement, we have paid a $150 million penalty“.
Twitter has paid $150 million dollars as charges and ensures that people’s data will now remain secure and their privacy protected no longer be used for any misconception or to help advertisers.
