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[ Social Media Networks ] - Facebook Settles Privacy Dispute With Federal Trade Commission

Finally, The social media networking site Facebook has agreed to settle with Federal Trade Commission on the charges, that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. The proposed settlement requires Facebook to take several steps to make sure that it lives up to its promises in the future, including giving consumers clear and prominent notice and obtaining consumers' express consent before their information is shared beyond the privacy settings they have established. Read more

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Man Gets 4 Years for Stalking on Facebook

A Northern California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.

Superior Court Judge Lawrence Brown on Friday said George Bronk's actions were equivalent to a peeping Tom who peered into people's homes.

Prosecutors say once he took over women's email accounts, Bronk searched their folders for nude or semi-nude photographs or videos they had sent to their husbands or boyfriends and distributed the images to their contact list.

The emails went to their family, friends and coworkers. Women in 17 states, the District of Columbia and England were victimized.

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