FTC’s Facebook Privacy Probe Taking Too Long, Blumenthal Says
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Senator Richard Blumenthal slammed the pace of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s privacy investigation into Facebook Inc., saying it is “inexplicable” that the probe has stretched for more than a year without a fine against the company.
The Connecticut Democrat said in an interview on Capitol Hill Wednesday that he is “flabbergasted and frustrated” that the commission had not resolved the case. The inquiry, which started in March 2018, should have been done in “one-tenth” of the time, he said.