Privacy group challenges $5B Facebook settlement

Privacy group challenges $5B Facebook settlement

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/07/28/privacy-group-challenges-5b-facebook-settlement/

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A consumer privacy group has filed a challenge to Facebook’s $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, saying it is not “adequate, reasonable or appropriate” and lets the social media giant off the hook for years of violations.

The Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center asked a federal district court in Washington D.C. on Friday to intervene in finalizing the settlement, which was approved 3-to-2 by the FTC.