The U.S. Federal Trade Commission just came down on Meta like a ton of bricks for allegedly violating its previous privacy promises with the agency. It claims the company failed to implement an effective privacy program, misled users about third parties being able to access their data, and violated kids’ privacy rules.
As a result, the FTC wants to ban Meta from monetizing under-18s’ data, or from even using it to enrich its own data models and algorithms. It also wants the Facebook and Instagram parent to pause the release of “any new or modified product, service, or feature” until it has first satisfied an independent assessor that its privacy program is solid. And just for good measure, Meta “would be required to disclose and obtain users’ affirmative consent for any future uses of facial recognition technology.”
