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US regulators have set a record against the backdrop of violating the rules of the law. .

The first under consideration of the Federal Trade Commission, a privacy and security watchdog that was probing Facebook last year, would be the first major punishment levied against Facebook in the United States 87 million Facebook users without their knowledge.

The penalty is expected to be much larger than the $ 22.5 million fine. The fine tax is a record for the greatest penalty for violating an agreement with the FTC to improve its privacy practices.

The FTC's exact findings in its investigation and the total amount of the fine, which the agency's discussion at a private meeting in recent weeks, have not been finalized, two of the people said. FTC staffers also commented on the fact that the FTC staff was about the investigation, but it was unclear whether the company would agree with the FTC by accepting a significant financial penalty.

The FTC, which has been shut down in the funding gap, could not be reached for comment. FTC Chairman Joseph Simons did not respond to a request for comment. Facebook declined to comment.