David Vladeck, the former director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), claimed the FTC will be more likely to “impose a significant civil penalty on Facebook,” every time new scandals come out. “The more unauthorized sharing that comes out, the more the FTC is going to be inclined to impose a significant civil penalty on Facebook,” Vladeck declared. “This company from what I’ve seen has disregarded a consent decree and behaved in a way that is inimical to consumers’ interest… You shouldn’t be able to lie to people.”“Facebook has not really explained how it obtained consent for the sharing of this data,” he explained. “It may be they see [device-makers] as first parties, but they’re plainly not under the consent decree.” Vladeck made the comments in response to reports that Facebook provided “at least 60” phone manufacturers, including Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft, “extensive” user data. According to the Washington Post, “Vladeck said additional penalties could include a court-ordered monitor of Facebook’s business practices, injunctions against particular ways of using of consumers’ data or heightened monitoring by the FTC.” Facebook, however, maintains their position that they did nothing wrong. In a statement, Facebook’s Vice President…