Opening up: Facebook to pay $5bn fine in privacy drive

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: AP
Adrian Weckler
Facebook has agreed to pay a €4.5bn fine to the US Federal Trade Commission for shortcomings in its privacy practices.
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