Twitter has agreed to pay $150 million after it was accused of having sold private information from users to target advertising, without having informed them.
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the settlement that, if approved by a federal court, requires Twitter to pay the amount in civil penalties, as well as improve its compliance practices to protect users’ data privacy.
Twitter’s chief privacy officer, Damien Kieran, said that in reaching the settlement, the company has paid the $150 million penalty and has also “aligned with the [FTC] on operational updates and program enhancements” to protect user privacy and security….