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by johnthedebs 5309 days ago
I think what it means is that, in this case, the FTC gets to watch and make sure Facebook complies. If they don't, they get penalized for it. FTA:

The proposed order also contains standard record-keeping provisions to allow the FTC to monitor compliance with its order.

and then further down:

Each violation of such an order may result in a civil penalty of up to $16,000.

I really hope that's up to $16,000 per person for each violation.

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The next site-wide privacy snafu will cost $11 trillion dollars.