Timeline gets Facebook into Legal Trouble in China; Cubic Network Claims Property of the Concept
Cubic Network, a Chinese social platform, is taking Facebook to court over the latter’s alleged theft of the Timeline concept, according to The Register.
FTC Sets Conditions for Facebook’s Sharing of User Info, Requires Consumer Consent
The U.S. Trading Commission has accepted a final settlement with Facebook concerning the eight-count complaint filed in November last year concerning alleged privacy infringements and misrepresentation of the platform’s third-party security verification processes.
Facebook Escaped FTC Fine
Facebook got away from a fine, but must obtain users' consent before sharing information beyond the privacy settings, according to the Federal Trade Commission's final settlement with the social network.
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