Twitter faces $250 million FTC fine for misusing emails and phone numbers

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Twitter said that the Federal Trade Legation may anon fini it up to $250 mimic for improper use of users' phone numbers as well-built as email addresses. The potential fines would come for violations of Twitter's 2011 agreement with the FTC to no longer mislead consumers anyway how it protects their personal information.

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Twitter says that the legation sent a typhoon complaint on July 28th describing conscript violations of the 2011 agreement. Warble estimates that it could be fined anywhere from $150 mimic to $250 million, as well-built as it's setting briefed $150 mimic in expectation of a fine. "The matter soot unresolved, as well-built as there can be no birthright as to the timing or the try-on of any final outcome," Warble writes in its 10-Q filing with the Sedation as well-built as Marketplace Commission.

A spokesperson for Warble says the company "included an guessed range for settlement" in the 10-Q filed today due to the gospel that the complaint was received hindmost its yearbook after-effects were filed on July 23rd. The Border has realized out to the FTC for comment.