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Facebook's 'comprehensive' privacy improvements after US FTC order had 'gaps and weaknesses,' independent assessment concludes

By Mike Swift ( September 17, 2021, 23:33 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook’s internal response to its landmark $5 billion privacy settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission last year had significant “gaps and weaknesses,” despite reflecting Facebook’s commitment to rebuilding its privacy compliance structure into an “appropriately comprehensive” framework, an independent assessment obtained by MLex has found.Facebook’s internal response to its landmark $5 billion privacy settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission last year had significant “gaps and weaknesses,” despite reflecting Facebook’s commitment to rebuilding its privacy compliance structure into an “appropriately comprehensive” framework, an independent assessment obtained by MLex has found....

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