United States v. Twitter (account security data for ads) privacy case
US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:22-cv-03070 · filed May 25, 2022 · Settled
The FTC and DOJ alleged Twitter used phone numbers and email addresses collected for account security to target ads, violating a 2011 FTC order.
The case
- Plaintiffs
- United States of America
- Defendants
- Twitter, Inc.
- Court
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket
- 3:22-cv-03070
- Filed
- May 25, 2022
- Status
- Settled
- Outcome
- Twitter agreed to pay a USD 150 million penalty and stop profiting from deceptively collected data.
- Amount
- $150 million
History
4 dated entries| Date | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2023 | Order: ORDER by Judge Thomas S. Hixson denying 17 Motion for Protective Order | Order | Link |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson: Motion Hearings held on 11/16/2023 at 11:00 a.m., in Courtroom E, 15th Floor | Hearing | Link |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Order: ORDER by Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson: The Clerk of Court is directed to remove the document at ECF No. 58 from the docket. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court | Order | Link |
| May 25, 2022 | Filing: Complaint filed: United States v. Twitter, Inc. | Filing | Link |