Tag: Privacy Breach

  • U.S. Govt slams Facebook $5b fine over privacy breaches

    U.S. Govt slams Facebook $5b fine over privacy breaches

    Facebook Inc has been slammed with a hefty $5billion fine by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission following its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data, multiple sources familiar with the situation said. The FTC has been investigating allegations Facebook inappropriately shared information belonging to 87 million users with the now-defunct British political…