Facebook is getting ready to propose a settlement to the Federal Trade Commission over charges the company was deceptive when it changed privacy settings in 2009, according to a report.The proposed settlement would require Facebook to get “express affirmative consent” if it makes “material retroactive changes,” according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites “people familiar with the situation.” The settlement is still awaiting final approval from the FTC commissioners. Representatives from Facebook could not be reached for comment.
Under the agreement, Facebook would need to submit to independent privacy audits for 20 years, according to the report. Google agreed to similar terms in March, when it settled with the FTC.
The FTC’s probe began in 2009, when it asked its then-350 million users to update their privacy settings. The investigation came after some consumer groups charged that Facebook didn’t provide enough safeguards for users’ privacy with the update.
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