THE DEAL: Myspace settled a privacy investigation by the Federal Trade Commission.
THE CHARGE: The government says that despite telling users it would not share personally identifiable information with others, Myspace gave advertisers users’ “Friend ID” numbers. That allowed advertisers to find users’ publicly available personal information, often including full names, and could even lead advertisers to discover users’ Web-browsing activity.
TERMS: Myspace agreed not to misrepresent its privacy policies. It also agreed to implement a comprehensive privacy program and to submit to regular, independent privacy assessments for two decades. The terms are similar to the FTC’s deals with Google and Facebook.
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