The information was supposed to be used solely to protect accounts, but Twitter blames advertisers for tapping the phone numbers to target commercials, through the company’s “Tailored Audiences” and “Partner Audiences” advertising system.
Twitter 2011 FTC breach of privacy
The July 28 complaint Twitter received from the FTC outlined alleged violations to a March 11, 2011 agreement.
The original complaint was made in response to a breach of users’ private data used by hackers in 2009.
The FTC required that Twitter stop misleading consumers about how it protects their personal information. The agreement resolved charges that Twitter deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information.
At that time the FTC alleged that serious lapses in the company’s data security allowed hackers to obtain unauthorized administrative control of Twitter.
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