Twitter Agrees to Pay $150 million Fine for Invading Users’ Privacy

Twitter has consented to pay a $150 million sanction to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The payment is a settlement for an invasion of privacy charge by the US government. The complainant maintained that Twitter had released users' private information to help advert companies target customers. The Breach Explained Per a complaint on Thursday, the Social Media behemoth allegedly retrieved customers' cell numbers and email info under false pretenses. According to the charge, …