Path to pay $800,000 to settle privacy issues with FTC

Path reached a settlement with the FTC over privacy issues.

(Credit: Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET) Path, the social networking startup, has agreed to pay $800,000 to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and take other actions to settle charges that Path deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile device address books without their knowledge and consent.

Along with the fine, the company also will establish a "comprehensive privacy program" and obtain independent privacy assessments every other year for the next 20 years. The fee is to settle charges that Path illegally collected personal information from children without their parents' consent.

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  by Shara Tibken via CNET