{"id":204450,"date":"2020-08-04T22:48:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T21:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=204450"},"modified":"2020-08-04T22:48:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T21:48:27","slug":"twitter-may-have-to-pay-hundreds-of-millions-in-fines-for-privacy-screw-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=204450","title":{"rendered":"Twitter may have to pay hundreds of millions in fines for privacy screw-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>As far as mistakes go, Twitter&#8217;s notorious two-factor authentication <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/7366\/twitter-is-so-sorry-it-inadvertently-used-your-2fa-phone-number-for-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boondoggle<\/a> could end being a costly one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buried deep inside the company&#8217;s Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc=\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1418091\/000141809120000158\/twtr-20200630.htm#ic92acaf571f142ec9e1fc375cdfce12d_130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10Q filing<\/a> with the Securities and Exchange Commission is a note that the social media giant might end up on the receiving end of up to $250 million in fines. At issue was Twitter &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/information-and-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inadvertently<\/a>&#8221; (it swears) using users&#8217; phone numbers for advertising from 2013 to 2019 \u2014 numbers that were only provided for security purposes. The Federal Trade Commission apparently didn&#8217;t take kindly to that, and sent a draft complaint Twitter&#8217;s way on July 28.<\/p>\n<p>For those blessed to not remember every single Twitter privacy scandal, it&#8217;s worth a reminder just how problematic <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/7366\/twitter-is-so-sorry-it-inadvertently-used-your-2fa-phone-number-for-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2019 revelation<\/a> that Twitter matched some users to advertisers&#8217; marketing lists based on their 2FA numbers actually was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, privacy experts noted that using phone numbers volunteered for security reasons for advertising represents a fundamental betrayal of trust. And that betrayal comes with real consequences. \u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8220;Twitter &#8216;unintentionally&#8217; used the information it got from you to secure your account in order to make money,&#8221; Eva Galperin, the EFF&#8217;s director of cybersecurity, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evacide\/status\/1181674603862618112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote at the time<\/a>. &#8220;This kind of behavior undermines people&#8217;s willingness to use 2FA and makes them less secure in the long run.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It also, according to Twitter&#8217;s Monday filing, might just so happen to violate the company&#8217;s 2011 FTC consent order.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In March 2011, to resolve an investigation into various incidents, we entered into a consent order with the FTC that, among other things, required us to establish an information security program designed to protect non-public consumer information and also requires that we obtain biennial independent security assessments,&#8221; reads the 10Q filing. &#8220;[On] July 28, 2020, we received a draft complaint from the FTC alleging violations of the 2011 consent order with the FTC and the FTC Act.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/10289\/not-even-jack-dorsey-can-figure-out-how-to-use-periscope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Not even Jack Dorsey can figure out how to use Periscope<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter says the matter &#8220;remains unresolved,&#8221; and estimates the &#8220;probable loss in this matter is $150.0 million to $250.0 million.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whether such a fine would be enough to prevent similar privacy mistakes in the future is anyone&#8217;s guess, but it would at least be a start.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/11206\/twitter-may-have-to-pay-hundreds-of-millions-in-fines-for-privacy-screw-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] As far as mistakes go, Twitter&#8217;s notorious two-factor authentication boondoggle could end being a costly one.\u00a0 Buried deep inside the company&#8217;s Monday 10Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission is a note that the social media giant might end up on the receiving end of up to $250 million in fines. 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