How Will Google's FTC Audits Impact Facebook?

The Federal Trade Commission settlement with Google allowing privacy audits just might end up benefiting the legions of Facebook developers who've had to stop using AdSense.

The Federal Trade Commission settlement with Google allowing privacy audits just might end up benefiting the legions of Facebook developers who’ve had to stop using AdSense.

The events leading up to the settlement had arisen from Google Buzz, but today’s consent order from the FTC doesn’t limit the mandatory privacy audits to the search company’s Twitter clone.

Google actually offers a formal apology about Buzz in a blog post today, but the company also indicates that its advertising practices are a-changin’.

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