Lawsuitsby GlyphUnited States v. Facebook (FTC $5 billion privacy order) privacy case
Brought by
United States of America
v.
Defendants
DOJ, on behalf of the FTC, charged Facebook with deceiving users about their ability to control the privacy of their data, including in the Cambridge Analytica episode, in violation of a 2012 consent order.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- Docket
- 1:19-cv-02184
- Filed
- Jul 24, 2019
- Status
- SettledThe court approved the order in April 2020; the FTC later sought to modify it (2023).
- Outcome
- Facebook agreed to pay a USD 5 billion civil penalty and accept new privacy governance restrictions to resolve charges it violated its 2012 FTC order.
- Amount
- $5 billion
History
4 dated entriesMINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the parties' 73 Joint Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the following schedule shall govern further proceedings in this case: Defendant's
FTC proposes order changes barring monetization of youth dataSource
FTC announces USD 5 billion penaltySource
Complaint filed: United States v. FACEBOOK, INC.Source
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United States v. FACEBOOK, INC.
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