Technology,
Data Privacy
Aug. 17, 2022
Class privacy violation claims follow Twitter’s $150M FTC settlement
Twitter’s alleged misuse of consumer data has been at the forefront of regulators’ minds for over a decade.
A new federal class action alleging Twitter misrepresented its privacy policy comes on the heels of a $150 million deal the company struck with the Federal Trade Commission to settle the same complaints.
In May, Twitter agreed to pay the huge sum in response to FTC and Department of Justice claims that Twitter’s surreptitious use of users’ email addresses and phone numbers for targeted advertising violated the FTC Act and a 2011 FTC order ...
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