15 Groups Urge FTC to Reject X Bid to End Data Audits
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Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 2
15 Groups Urge FTC to Reject X Bid to End Data Audits
1 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 2
Summary
Fifteen privacy and consumer groups told the FTC to block X’s effort to terminate ongoing data-handling audits before a July 2 public-comment deadline.
Their letter says X fails the high legal bar for ending the order and that Musk-era leadership still poses serious risks to Americans’ privacy and data security.
The FTC order stems from findings that Twitter improperly used phone numbers and contact data submitted for two-factor authentication to target ads after a coding error.
X has argued the order is costly, unnecessary after its rebrand under Musk, and partly duplicative of obligations under the EU’s GDPR, but advocates say those claims do not remove the need for U.S. oversight.