Security News > 2020 > May > Canada Fines Facebook Over Misleading Privacy Claims
Facebook has agreed to pay a Can$9 million fine for making false or misleading claims about its privacy settings, Canada's competition watchdog announced Tuesday.
An investigation of the social media network's practices from 2012 to 2018 found that the company gave Canadians the impression that users could control who saw their personal information on Facebook and Messenger.
"Canadians expect and deserve truth from businesses in the digital economy, and claims about privacy are no exception," said competition commissioner Matthew Boswell.
As part of the settlement, Facebook has agreed not to make false or misleading representations about the disclosure of personal information, and pay the Competition Bureau's Can$500,000 investigation costs.
In February, Canada's privacy commissioner took Facebook to court for violating privacy laws.