Facebook Faces U.S. Privacy Pact That Could Cost Billions
- Company is in discussions with FTC consumer-protection staff
- Agency investigating whether Facebook violated 2011 settlement
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Facebook Inc. is in talks with U.S. regulators over alleged privacy violations that could force the social-media giant to pay billions of dollars in a record-breaking settlement, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s consumer-protection staff and the company are in discussions that could lead to a resolution of the agency’s investigation into whether Facebook violated a 2011 settlement with the FTC, said the people, who declined to be identified because the matter is confidential.