FTC settles with Twitter.

• Position: CYBER SECURITY - Federal Trade Commission - Brief article

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a proposed settlement with Twitter to resolve charges that Twitter deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information.

The FTC filed a complaint that on two separate occasions in 2009, Internet hackers gained control of Twitter. The takeover enabled the hackers to send out fraudulent Tweets from users' accounts and to access private user information.

As part of the settlement, Twitter agreed to safeguard users' sensitive data by creating and maintaining a comprehensive information security program that will be audited by an independent...