Former Director: FTC Will Become More Inclined to Impose Penalties on Facebook

David Vladeck, the former director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), claimed the FTC will be more likely to “impose a significant civil penalty on Facebook,” every time new scandals come out. “The more unauthorized sharing that comes out, the more the FTC is going to be inclined to impose a significant civil penalty on Facebook,” Vladeck declared. “This company from what I’ve seen has disregarded a consent decree and behaved in a way that is inimical to consumers’ interest… You shouldn’t be able to lie to people.” -- More...