Technology,
Data Privacy
May 26, 2022
Twitter will pay $150M civil penalty to settle federal data privacy lawsuit
The company also agreed to build a stronger anti-breach system, in deal with FTC
Twitter will pay $150 million to settle a federal government lawsuit over its violation of some 140 million users' private information, and implement a stronger anti-breach system, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday.
The penalty, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in a news release, "reflects the seriousness of the allegations against Twitter, and the substantial new compliance measures ... ...
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