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Facebook settles with US over deception charges
By BARBARA ORTUTAY
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to.

The FTC had charged that the social network told people they could keep the information they share private, then allowed it to be made public.

The charges go back to at least 2009, when Facebook changed its privacy settings so that information users may have deemed private, such as their list of friends, suddenly became viewable to everyone.

"They didn't warn users that this change was coming, or get their approval in advance," the FTC said.

The FTC said the settlement requires Facebook to get people's approval before changing how it shares their data.

In a blog post, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company has made a "bunch of mistakes." But he adds that this has often overshadowed the good work Facebook has done. He says Facebook has addressed many of the FTC's concerns already.

The settlement is similar to one Google agreed to earlier this year over its Buzz social networking service. Like Google, Facebook has agreed to obtain assessments of its privacy practices by independent, third-party auditors for the next 20 years.

Facebook isn't paying anything to settle the case, though future violations could lead to civil fines.

Zuckerberg said Facebook has created two new executive positions — a chief privacy officer of products and a chief privacy officer of policy as part of its response to the settlement.
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GPfisher
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GPfisher 6 hours ago Report Abuse

Let's see, Facebook did a smear campaign against Google and now they're settling with the FTC over deceiving consumers with their privacy settings. Maybe they need to change their name to TwoFaced. And to think, they're getting ready to do an IPO.

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Kelly
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Kelly • San Diego, United States • 8 hours ago Report Abuse

Down with facebook, back to reality.

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David
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David • Los Angeles, United States • 7 hours ago Report Abuse

Zuckerberg: "Okay, we were bad and we're really, really, really, really sorry".FTC: "Sounds good to us.#$%$!

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doubtingt
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doubtingt 6 hours ago Report Abuse

Who is that clown Zuckerberg and the government kidding? The government uses facebook to get info on folks. I never got a facebook either. I have no desire to tell "friends" what I ate for lunch or how many times I pooped today.

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missfrancy
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missfrancy 6 hours ago Report Abuse

I was thinking waaay ahead when I decided not to have a Facebook page years back. People's lives are less private now these days anyways, whether they participate in social media or not.

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manguydude
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manguydude • Charlotte, United States • 7 hours ago Report Abuse

face what?

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Bob Ranger
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Bob Ranger • Cocoa Beach, United States • 2 hours ago Report Abuse

Don't use Facebook and you won't have to worry about ANY personal info being shared...

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Mel
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Mel 5 hours ago Report Abuse

Zuckerberg is such a great "Wealth to Riches" story.

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charlie
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charlie about an hour ago Report Abuse

I think it's over rated and a good way not to communicate. They think people are losing their social skills due to social networks and other forms of media. And truefully, most people aren't smart enough to realize that everything they put out there is there, somewhere, forever.

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Steve
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Steve • Rose Hill, United States • 3 hours ago Report Abuse

Facebook is what people make of it and have made of it,but of course we know its things and not people that are always to blame.

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Earl
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Earl 7 hours ago Report Abuse

I'm still on MySpace :)

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..... 8 hours ago Report Abuse

Still not much of a story...but thanks for deleting my previous post!

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Gorgon
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Gorgon • Seattle, United States • 3 hours ago Report Abuse

Facebook = sleazy online stupidity

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Daniel
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Daniel • Goldthwaite, United States • 43 minutes ago Report Abuse

They track every move ya make and then they spam ya. LOL

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J.
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J. • Washington, United States • 6 hours ago Report Abuse

So, Zuckerberg got off SCOTT-FREE? How shocking.

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Shady Lady From TX
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Shady Lady From TX • Richardson, United States • 5 hours ago Report Abuse

I use Facebook to spy on friends and family

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Wake Upnow
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Wake Upnow • Reno, United States • 7 hours ago Report Abuse

so a government agency fines a corperation because they have lied about info ? .....instead of being shut down they continue as well as gov agencies that do a little of a "bust" for the citizens of this country so they can keep their jobs without actually doing what the average citizen would deem... More

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Montville Local
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Montville Local • Newark, United States • 3 hours ago Report Abuse

What good has Facebook done? They lie to their users, by use of the service many hours a day are wasted, and they have also made it easier for people to loose their jobs (due to postings). Sounds more like a 'Social Disease' than a 'Social Network'.

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James
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James • Los Angeles, United States • 3 hours ago Report Abuse

I would comment, but i'm worried Facebook will share it with a third party...

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Energy Star
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Energy Star 4 hours ago Report Abuse

Aww poor Zuck, oh look he got over it

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