FTC fines Facebook $5bn for making users believe they actually had control over their data
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/24/facebook_fined_5bn_over_privacy_snafu_by_federal_trade_commission/
Evil empire Facebook's devil-may-care attitude to privacy has bitten it on the backside – the Federal Trade Commission has imposed a record $5bn penalty for "deceiving users" about their control over private data.
The FTC said the antisocial network violated a 2012 order by misleading members into thinking they were actually in the driving seat when it came to determining what happens to their own information.
