Twitter To Establish Information Security Program

An anonymous reader writes "Twitter has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information, marking the 30th case the FTC has brought targeting faulty data security, and the agency's first such case against a social networking service. Under the terms of the settlement, Twitter will be barred for 20 years from misleading consumers about the extent to which it maintains and protects the security, privacy, and confidentiality of nonpublic consumer information, including the measures it takes to prevent authorized access to information and honor the privacy choices made by consumers."

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Twitter will be barred for 20 years from misleadin

[frovingslosh]

Twitter will be barred for 20 years from misleading consumers

What kind of a deal is that? It seems to be saying that after the twenty year period it will be OK for them to mislead customers. And if it is not saying that, then what is the point of the 20 years or the deal in the first place? How does a company that betrays public trust get away with saying "OK, for our punishment we agree to follow the law for a limited period of time" ???

Ummm... excuse me....

[Petersko]

"Under the terms of the settlement, Twitter will be barred for 20 years from misleading consumers about the extent to which it maintains and protects the security, privacy, and confidentiality of nonpublic consumer information, including the measures it takes to prevent authorized access to information and honor the privacy choices made by consumers."

So in 20 years they'll again be permitted to mislead consumers?

I think I need to RTFA. That can't be right.