After Court Decision, FTC Approves Update to 2012 Facebook Privacy Order

The FTC voted 3-2 Tuesday to amend and update Facebook’s 2012 privacy order, reflecting a $5 billion settlement between the two sides in July (see 2004240052). Commissioners Rohit Chopra and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter dissented, as they did in the July settlement. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly for the District of Columbia entered the order Thursday, prompting a statement from Chairman Joe Simons. “The order requires Facebook to restructure its approach to privacy from the corporate board-level down,” the FTC said. It “further establishes strong new mechanisms to ensure that Facebook executives are accountable for the decisions they make about privacy.” Facebook didn't comment.