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The independent party for privacy review is a much bigger deal than the fine. This out of Mark Zuckerberg's control now, they will be audited constantly for any product changes they make.

"As part of Facebook’s order-mandated privacy program, which covers WhatsApp and Instagram, Facebook must conduct a privacy review of every new or modified product, service, or practice before it is implemented, and document its decisions about user privacy. The designated compliance officers must generate a quarterly privacy review report, which they must share with the CEO and the independent assessor, as well as with the FTC upon request by the agency."



At FB level, this is already a requirement for GDPR. The only difference is that it must be shared with an independent assessor rather than held strictly internally.


That seems like a pretty huge difference.


It's not that big. FB gets to choose the assessor.




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