Facebook Audit For FTC Finds No Issues Despite Cambridge Analytica Scandal

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 20: In this photo illustration the Facebook logo is seen on the screen of an iPhone in front of a computer screen showing a Cambrige Analytica logo on March 20, 2018 in Paris, France. Cambridge... PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 20: In this photo illustration the Facebook logo is seen on the screen of an iPhone in front of a computer screen showing a Cambrige Analytica logo on March 20, 2018 in Paris, France. Cambridge Analytica is accused of collecting the personal information of 50 million users of the Facebook social network without their consent and would have used it to develop software to predict and influence voter voting during the campaign American election according to the New York Times and the Guardian. Facebook share price fell by more than 5% Monday shortly after the opening of Wall Street. (Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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NEW YORK (AP) — An audit of Facebook’s privacy practices for the Federal Trade Commission found no problems even though the company knew at the time that a data-mining firm improperly obtained private data from millions of users.

The audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers is available on the FTC’s website, though it is heavily redacted. It covers February 12, 2015 to February 11, 2017. Facebook agreed to outside audits every two years as part of a 2011 settlement with the FTC over its privacy practices. It is not clear from the report, as posted online, whether the company informed PwC of the Cambridge Analytica issue.

Representatives for Facebook and PwC did not immediately respond to messages for comment early Friday.

The fact that PwC found no issues could raise questions about whether such audits are useful.

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