Facebook agrees to pay $5bn in vast privacy settlement, insiders say
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/23/facebook-ftc-privacy-settlement-5-billion
FTC to claim company misled users about handling of their phone numbers as part of settlement
The Federal Trade Commission is expected to announce on Wednesday that Facebook has agreed to a sweeping settlement of allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay roughly $5bn, two people briefed on the matter said.
