More troubling allegations against Facebook will be included when the settlement details are revealed from the Federal Trade Commission’s probe of Facebook’s privacy practices.
Tony Romm of The Washington Post reported that multiple sources expect the FTC’s announcement to come Wednesday.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that the commission approved a $5 billion settlement with the social network, marking the largest penalty the FTC ever imposed on a tech company.
According to Romm, connected to the settlement is an FTC complaint alleging that Facebook misled users about how it handled their phone numbers and that the social network failed to provide users with adequate information about their ability to turn off a facial-recognition feature.
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