Facebook to pay $100M for misleading disclosures
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-07-24T19:46:00
In addition to its record-breaking FTC fine, Facebook on Wednesday reached a $100 million settlement with the SEC for making misleading disclosures regarding the risk of misuse of its user data.
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