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Re:FTC Imposes $5B Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrict... by almost_usual on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @01:55PM (#20517781)
The independent party for privacy review is a much bigger deal than the fine. This out of Mark Zuckerberg's control now, they will be audited constantly for any product changes they make.

"As part of Facebook’s order-mandated privacy program, which covers WhatsApp and Instagram, Facebook must conduct a privacy review of every new or modified product, service, or practice before it is implemented, and document its decisions about user privacy. The designated compliance officers must generate a quarterly privacy review report, which they must share with the CEO and the independent assessor, as well as with the FTC upon request by the agency."

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Re:FTC Imposes $5B Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrict... by jiveturkey on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @02:29PM (#20518145)
At FB level, this is already a requirement for GDPR. The only difference is that it must be shared with an independent assessor rather than held strictly internally.
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Re:FTC Imposes $5B Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrict... by almost_usual on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @05:54PM (#20520235)
That seems like a pretty huge difference.
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Re:FTC Imposes $5B Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrict... by jiveturkey on Friday August 02, 2019 @02:03PM (#20595159)
It's not that big. FB gets to choose the assessor.
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