Under the terms of the settlement, Twitter will be barred for 20 years from misleading consumers about the extent to which it protects the security, privacy, and confidentiality of nonpublic consumer information, including the measures it takes to prevent unauthorized access to nonpublic information and honor the privacy choices made by consumers.

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The Rule also requires operators to retain children's personal information for only as long as is reasonably necessary, and to protect against unauthorized access or use while the information is being disposed of.

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Take all needed steps to secure networks, such as filtering incorrect routing information and spam and denying unauthorized access.

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Social media, especially when coupled with public information sources, can enable attackers to build employee profiles for identity theft and unauthorized access.

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The principles also require organizations using personal information to "take reasonable precautions to protect it from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, " according to EU documents.

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