{"id":859,"date":"2018-03-22T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T19:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/?p=859"},"modified":"2018-03-22T14:59:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T19:59:40","slug":"facebook-is-reportedly-under-ftc-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/facebook-is-reportedly-under-ftc-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook is reportedly under FTC investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/microsoft-announces-new-startup-program-invest-500m-next-two-years\/cropped-baronsoftwarelogo_2018-fw_-1-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-BaronSoftwareLogo_2018.fw_-1.png?fit=474%2C98&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"474,98\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cropped-BaronSoftwareLogo_2018.fw_-1.png\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-BaronSoftwareLogo_2018.fw_-1.png&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-BaronSoftwareLogo_2018.fw_-1.png?fit=474%2C98&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-738\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-BaronSoftwareLogo_2018.fw_-1.png?resize=300%2C62&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-BaronSoftwareLogo_2018.fw_-1.png?resize=300%2C62&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cropped-BaronSoftwareLogo_2018.fw_-1.png?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Facebook is reportedly under FTC investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Facebook has confronted a major issue where personal information was given to a vendor.\u00a0 Is that a good or bad thing ?\u00a0 First, this had nothing to do with the 2016 election but our private information was given to a 3rd party vendor.\u00a0 Now that is the problem here.\u00a0 Most Facebook users know that whatever is posted on their web sites is Facebook property so you give up on the photos, information, etc. over to the Facebook folks to use whenever they want.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Facebook violated a government privacy agreement by allowing Cambridge Analytica to obtain users\u2019 personal data,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-03-20\/ftc-said-to-be-probing-facebook-for-use-of-personal-data\">according to a report from\u00a0<em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook\u00a0agreed to the settlement, known as a consent decree, in 2011, after allegedly deceiving users over how much personal information they were sharing. The FTC argued that Facebook had misled users by not explaining, among other problems, how much data third-party apps received. As part of the settlement, Facebook agreed to rules governing its users\u2019 privacy, including receiving express consent before using data beyond privacy settings.<\/p>\n<p>After news broke Cambridge Analytica\u00a0obtained information on 50 million Facebook users\u00a0through a seemingly innocuous app, starting in 2014, some former FTC officials behind the 2011 order\u00a0speculated yesterday\u00a0in\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0about whether Facebook had violated the decree. If the FTC ultimately decides Facebook did violate the agreement, the company could be open to millions in fines, according to the\u00a0<em>Post<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 not to mention even more public outrage for violating the landmark privacy deal.<\/p>\n<p>From our point of view the chair person needs to step down. This is not the first time something has happened in Facebook land and this is not the last time.\u00a0 Mr. Z has to determine what is best for Facebook because the stock price is dropping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook is reportedly under FTC investigation Facebook has confronted a major issue where personal information was given to a vendor.\u00a0 Is that a good or bad thing ?\u00a0 First, this had nothing to do with the 2016 election but our private information was given to a 3rd party vendor.\u00a0 Now that is the problem here.\u00a0 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