Security News > 2020 > June > Facebook’s FTC-Mandated Privacy Committee Now in Effect

Facebook on Thursday said it has started to report its privacy practices to a newly formed, independent Privacy Committee.

As part of this, an independent, third-party assessor will also review Facebook's privacy practices and report on them to the Privacy Committee and the FTC, both quarterly and annually.

Protti said, Facebook will be improving its onboarding process for new employees to better incorporate privacy and requiring an annual privacy training course for employees.

"Since Facebook plans to implement a third-party to review and report their practices to the Privacy Committee and FTC, it appears that they are prioritizing their goals by creating a quality management system to hold them accountable to maintain their objectives." Kacey Clark, threat researcher at Digital Shadows, told Threatpost.

"While privacy is fleeting, this gives the impression that Facebook is making an effort to improve their platform and take the privacy of its users seriously."

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