F.T.C. Said to Be Near Facebook Privacy Deal

After Google's 20y of external privacy audit, now it's time for Facebook.

Interesting stuff, although not more than common sense.

Under the agreement, Facebook would agree to privacy audits for 20 years, one of the people said. It would also prohibit Facebook from making public a piece of information that a user had originally shared privately on the site without express permission, the person said. The

I am wondering if there is need for a settlement to enforce what would be probably implicit in EU regulations?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/technology/facebook-is-said-to-be-near-ftc-settlement-on-privacy.html

Have a nice weekend,
Salva