Private settings made public without warning
Settled. Meta paid or agreed to changes without admitting wrongdoing. How evidence is labeled
According to the FTC, Facebook changed its site so that information users may have marked private, such as friend lists, became public, without warning them or asking first. It also let apps reach nearly all of a user’s personal data. Facebook settled in 2011.
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