United States of America: FTC investigation into Twitter for alleged failure to safeguard personal information
Progress
Current status
in force
11 Mar 2011 in force
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Approved FTC order against Twitter settling charges over alleged failure to safeguard personal information
On 11 March 2011, the Federal Trade Commission adopted the final settlement order with Twitter over its alleged failure to safeguard personal information. The FTC claimed that Twitter failed to implement an appropriate security system, allowing hack…
Event type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority