Sen. Wyden Issues Statement on FTC Facebook Decision
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on the Federal Trade Commission's settlement with Facebook for the company's consumer privacy violations:
"For a mere fraction of Facebook's annual revenues, the FTC has given Facebook and executives like Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg blanket immunity for violations of the law that we know about, and even for potential crimes that are still unknown.
"That sweetheart deal is . . .
"For a mere fraction of Facebook's annual revenues, the FTC has given Facebook and executives like Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg blanket immunity for violations of the law that we know about, and even for potential crimes that are still unknown.
"That sweetheart deal is . . .