Twitter to Pay $150 Million for Violating User Data Privacy in Settlement With FTC and DOJ
announced in a Wednesday press release.“The government alleges that Twitter violated the FTC Act and the 2011 order by deceiving users about the extent to which Twitter maintained and protected the security and privacy of users’ nonpublic contact information,” the release continued. “Specifically, the complaint alleges that, from May 2013 to September 2019, Twitter told its users that it was collecting their telephone numbers and email addresses for account-security purposes, but failed to disclose that it also would use that information to help companies send targeted advertisements to consumers.”FTC Chair Lina M.