U.S. trade commission sues Cambridge Analytica for duping FB users
5 years, 5 months ago

U.S. trade commission sues Cambridge Analytica for duping FB users

The Hindu  

The US trade commission has filed a lawsuit against Cambridge Analytica, accusing the UK-based data company of adopting “deceptive tactics” to obtain personal information of Facebook users, a day after it imposed a $USD 5 billion fine on the social media giant for privacy violations. The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday alleged that Cambridge Analytica, its former CEO Alexander Nix and app developer Aleksandr Kogan deceived consumers by falsely claiming they did not collect any personally identifiable information from Facebook users who were asked to answer survey questions and share some of their profile data. During 2014, the FTC alleges, Kogan, together with Cambridge Analytica and Nix, developed, used, and analysed data obtained from the GSRApp to generate personality scores for the app users and their Facebook friends. The FTC alleges that the GSRApp took advantage of this access to collect Facebook profile data from its 250,000 to 270,000 users located in the United States, as well as 50 million to 65 million of those users’ Facebook friends, including at least 30 million identifiable U.S. consumers.

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Meta settles Cambridge Analytica lawsuit with Australia’s privacy watchdog, to pay $50 million
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Meta settles Cambridge Analytica lawsuit with Australia’s privacy watchdog, to pay $50 million

Firstpost  

The settlement closes an expensive and drawn-out legal saga over the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal, marking another chapter in Meta’s global reckoning for mishandling user data Australia’s privacy regulator took Meta to court in 2020, accusing the tech giant of failing to safeguard users’ personal information. The settlement closes an expensive and drawn-out legal saga over the infamous Cambridge Analytica …

Facebook asks US Supreme Court to dismiss Cambridge Analytica fraud suit over
2 months ago

Facebook asks US Supreme Court to dismiss Cambridge Analytica fraud suit over

Firstpost  

The Cambridge Analytica breach saw the personal data of over 30 million users used without permission, allegedly to sway voters during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign The Cambridge Analytica scandal has already cost Facebook dearly. Image Credit: Reuters The US Supreme Court on Wednesday tackled Facebook’s latest attempt to dodge a federal securities fraud lawsuit, a legal headache stemming from …

Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica
1 year, 8 months ago

Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica

LA Times  

CEO Mark Zuckerberg, shown in 2019, and other former Facebook directors either went along with or turned a blind eye to privacy violations, a judge ruled. A judge ruled that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other former directors of the social media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired …

Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement
1 year, 8 months ago

Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement

NPR  

Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement Enlarge this image toggle caption Tony Avelar/AP Tony Avelar/AP Facebook users can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy lawsuit settlement if they had accounts from May 2007 to December 2022. Facebook's parent company, Meta, is doling out the payments to settle a lawsuit …

Meta agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit for a record $725 million
2 years ago

Meta agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit for a record $725 million

Firstpost  

The $725 million settlement in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, will see that Meta, once again, admits to no wrongdoing and get away with irresponsibly handling user data. In a year which saw them lose some of the platform’s most avid advertisers, as well as an abysmal failure of their star Metaverse project, Horizon Worlds, Meta will now have to …

Facebook parent Meta to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit relating to Cambridge Analytica
2 years ago

Facebook parent Meta to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit relating to Cambridge Analytica

Hindustan Times  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed …

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle a privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica
2 years ago

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle a privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica

NPR  

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle a privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica Enlarge this image toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming it improperly shared users' information with Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm used by the Trump campaign. This is …

What does Facebook’s settlement in the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit mean for the platform?
2 years, 4 months ago

What does Facebook’s settlement in the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit mean for the platform?

The Hindu  

The story so far: A San Francisco court filing on August 26 revealed that Facebook has agreed to settle the Cambridge Analytica privacy lawsuit. A probe revealed the extent to which a London-based data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, misused data from as many as 50 million Facebook users. Mr. Zuckerberg later apologised for the “breach of trust” while Ms. Sandberg …

Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica privacy suit
2 years, 4 months ago

Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica privacy suit

The Hindu  

Facebook has reached a preliminary agreement in a long-running lawsuit seeking damages from the social network for allowing third parties, including the company Cambridge Analytica, to access users' private data. In a lawsuit initiated in 2018, Facebook users accused the social network of violating privacy rules by sharing their data with third parties including the firm Cambridge Analytica, which was …

Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal
2 years, 4 months ago

Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s corporate parent has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social network service allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016. Terms of the settlement reached by Meta Platforms, the holding company for Facebook and Instagram, …

DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach
2 years, 7 months ago

DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia on Monday sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users’ personal data that became a major corporate and political scandal. The lawsuit maintains that Zuckerberg directly participated in important company decisions and was aware of the potential dangers …

Explained | How Facebook’s recent data breach affect its users
3 years, 8 months ago

Explained | How Facebook’s recent data breach affect its users

The Hindu  

Facebook has suffered yet another data breach, only this time, private information from 533 million accounts have been leaked online. Even the company’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s private credentials are part of the larger leaked data set from 2019. Private information of users was primarily obtained by exploiting Facebook’s contact importer feature that allows users to find friends on …

Explained: Leaked Data of 533mn Facebook Users Reemerges Online, Why FB's Reply is Unconvincing
3 years, 9 months ago

Explained: Leaked Data of 533mn Facebook Users Reemerges Online, Why FB's Reply is Unconvincing

News 18  

Facebook is back in the limelight for all the wrong reasons, and this time, a new report claims that the personal data of over 533 million users have surfaced on a hacker forum, practically for free of cost. Both the Business Insider team and Gal reportedly reviewed a sample of the leaked data and verified several records by matching known …

Facebook faces new UK class action
3 years, 11 months ago

Facebook faces new UK class action

The Hindu  

Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring from a scandal over data harvesting. Journalist and writer Peter Jukes said on Tuesday he had filed a lawsuit for unspecified but "substantial" damages three years …

CBI books Cambridge Analytica over Facebook data theft
3 years, 11 months ago

CBI books Cambridge Analytica over Facebook data theft

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Alexander Nix of British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and Aleksandr Kogan of Global Science Research Limited, UK, for allegedly harvesting personal data of up to 562,000 Indians from Facebook for commercial purposes, officials said on Friday. The agency said that the app illegally collected additional unauthorised data of users …

CBI files case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for illegal harvesting of Facebook users' data
3 years, 11 months ago

CBI files case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for illegal harvesting of Facebook users' data

Firstpost  

After nearly 18 months of preliminary enquiry, the CBI has booked the UK-based Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research for alleged illegal harvesting of data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users for profiteering and manipulating elections, officials said Friday. The agency registered case against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research represented by Aleksandr Kogan, both based in the UK, under …

CBI Registers Case Against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for Illegal Data Harvesting
3 years, 11 months ago

CBI Registers Case Against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for Illegal Data Harvesting

News 18  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked UK-based Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research Ltd for illegally harvesting data of Facebook users in India for commercial purposes, officials said on Friday. The action came after a preliminary enquiry into the matter which showed that Global Science Research had created an app “thisisyourdigitallife” which was authorised by Facebook to collect specific …

CBI books Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for illegally harvesting data of Facebook users
3 years, 11 months ago

CBI books Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for illegally harvesting data of Facebook users

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against UK-based Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research Ltd. It alleged that they were involved in illegal harvesting of personal data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users for commercial purposes. The CBI's action came after a preliminary enquiry into the matter which showed that Global Science Research had created an app …

CBI registers case against Cambridge Analytica
3 years, 11 months ago

CBI registers case against Cambridge Analytica

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked Cambridge Analytica Limited and Global Science Research Limited for alleged illegal harvesting of personal data of about 5.62 lakh Indian users on Facebook through an application. The FIR names Global Science Research Limited, represented by Dr. Aleksandr Kogan, and Cambridge Analytica, represented by Alexander Nix, as accused. As it turned out, Facebook had …

CBI files case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science: Key points
3 years, 11 months ago

CBI files case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science: Key points

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and UK's Global Science Research Ltd for "illegal harvesting of personal data from Facebook users in India", officials have said. CBI had initiated a preliminary inquiry against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research in 2018 for alleged illegal personal data harvesting of Indians from …

Data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users stolen, CBI books Cambridge Analytica
3 years, 11 months ago

Data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users stolen, CBI books Cambridge Analytica

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has lodged an FIR against Cambridge Analytica Limited and Global Science Private Limited in connection with data theft of 5.62 lakh Facebook users in India. Facebook in response had replied, “Data of 5.62 lakh Indians users might have been illegally harvested." Cambridge Analytica on the other hand responded that ”they only received data of UK …

Australia sues Facebook over user data, echoing U.S. antitrust case
4 years ago

Australia sues Facebook over user data, echoing U.S. antitrust case

The Hindu  

An Australian regulator sued Facebook Inc on Wednesday accusing it of collecting user data without permission, building on government efforts around the world to rein in the social network. The lawsuit echoes a landmark U.S. Federal Trade Commission action accusing the social media giant of inappropriately maintaining market dominance by using customer data to decide on takeover targets including messaging …

Facebook Says Indian Govt Asked for Data of 57,294 Accounts in the First Half of 2020
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook Says Indian Govt Asked for Data of 57,294 Accounts in the First Half of 2020

News 18  

Government requests for Facebook user data increased 23 percent globally in January-June 2020 with India occupying the second spot after the US in terms of such requests being made. In the first six months of 2020, government requests for user data increased by 23 percent to 1,73,592 globally from 1,40,875 in the second half of 2019. The highest number of …

What happened to Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data theft case
4 years, 4 months ago

What happened to Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data theft case

India Today  

On Friday, a report in an international daily, Wall Street Journal, alleged that Facebook was biased in its functioning in India as it ignored its hate speech policy and allowed anti-Muslim posts on its platform. The uproar over Facebook and Cambridge Analytica started in early 2018 when few reports suggested that Facebook data of Indian users was ‘stolen’ to influence …

Facebook acknowledges that it shared data of some inactive users with third-party apps, says the issue has now been fixed
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook acknowledges that it shared data of some inactive users with third-party apps, says the issue has now been fixed

Firstpost  

Facebook says that from the past several months, approximately 5,000 developers continued to receive user data even after they were inactive for over 90 days. Facebook says that from the past several months, approximately 5,000 third-party app developers continued to receive the data that people had previously authorised, even after they were inactive on Facebook for over 90 days. Facebook …

A 14-Year ‘Timeline’: Facebook’s Roller-Coaster India Journey
4 years, 8 months ago

A 14-Year ‘Timeline’: Facebook’s Roller-Coaster India Journey

The Quint  

Cambridge Analytica was perhaps the biggest data breach scandal to hit the social media giant and one that was intricately linked to the alleged interference into the 2016 US presidential elections. Cambridge Analytica harvested the personal data of millions of people's Facebook profiles without their consent and used it for political advertising. Facebook admitted that personal data of 5 lakh …

Facebook sues data analytics firm for harvesting users data
4 years, 10 months ago

Facebook sues data analytics firm for harvesting users data

The Hindu  

Facebook has filed a federal lawsuit in California court against New Jersey-based data analytics firm OneAudience for secretly harvesting its users’ data. According to the lawsuit, OneAudience improperly accessed and collected user data from Facebook and other social media companies by paying App developers to install a malicious Software Development Kit in their apps. In November last year, Facebook and …

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 mn for improper sharing of user data
5 years ago

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 mn for improper sharing of user data

The Hindu  

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice said on Monday it fined U.S. tech giant Facebook Inc 6.6 million reais for improperly sharing user data. The ministry’s department of consumer protection said it had found that data from 4,43,000 Facebook users was improperly made available to developers of an App called ‘thisisyourdigitallife.’ The data was being shared for “questionable” purposes, the ministry said …

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 million for improper sharing of user data
5 years ago

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 million for improper sharing of user data

The Hindu  

Brazil's Ministry of Justice said on Monday it fined U.S. tech giant Facebook Inc 6.6 million reais for improperly sharing user data. The ministry's department of consumer protection said it had found that data from 443,000 Facebook users was improperly made available to developers of an App called ”thisisyourdigitallife.” The data was being shared for “questionable” purposes, the ministry said …

Facebook investigating data breach where names, phone numbers of over 267 million users was reportedly exposed
5 years ago

Facebook investigating data breach where names, phone numbers of over 267 million users was reportedly exposed

Firstpost  

The database was apparently made available for download last week on an online hacker forum that apparently belonged to a crime group. Facebook on Thursday said it is investigating a report that a database containing names and phone numbers of more than 267 million users was exposed online. Comparitech said that security researcher Bob Diachenko spotted the database, which was …

Facebook, Google under scrutiny by the EU on data collection, monetisation practises
5 years, 1 month ago

Facebook, Google under scrutiny by the EU on data collection, monetisation practises

Firstpost  

The EU executive said it had sent out questionnaires as part of preliminary investigations into both Facebook and Google’s data. EU antitrust regulators are investigating how Facebook collects and monetises its data, the European Commission said on Monday, opening a second front on top of an existing probe into the social media giant’s online marketplace. A questionnaire seen by Reuters …

Google and Facebook run into more trouble over data in Europe
5 years, 1 month ago

Google and Facebook run into more trouble over data in Europe

CNN  

London CNN Business — Europe’s top antitrust regulator is probing how Google and Facebook use data, putting the companies’ huge advertising businesses in the spotlight once again. The European Commission said Monday that it has launched preliminary investigations into how Google and Facebook gather, process, use and monetize data for advertising purposes. Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner for competition, has …

India’s requests for Facebook user data increases by 37%, second only to U.S.
5 years, 1 month ago

India’s requests for Facebook user data increases by 37%, second only to U.S.

The Hindu  

The Indian government’s requests for user data from Facebook increased nearly 37% in the first half of 2019, and at 22,684 queries, was the second highest globally, according to the Transparency Report of the U.S.-based social networking site. The US government submitted the maximum number of 50,714 requests for details of 82,461 Facebook users/accounts during the first half of the …

Documents show how Facebook harnessed user data
5 years, 2 months ago

Documents show how Facebook harnessed user data

The Hindu  

Leaked documents from a civil suit against Facebook show how the social network aimed to employ user data as a tool for bargaining and to manipulate competitors, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Some 7,000 pages of documents reveal how Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and his team harnessed users’ personal information to reward partners by giving them preferential data, while depriving …

Facebook to pay 500,000 pound penalty in UK over Cambridge Analytica scandal
5 years, 2 months ago

Facebook to pay 500,000 pound penalty in UK over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Firstpost  

Data from at least 1 million British users had been harvested and used for political purposes. Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000 pound fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Britain’s information rights regulator said on Wednesday. The Information Commissioner’s Office issued the small but symbolic fine last year …

Facebook suspends thousands of apps over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
5 years, 3 months ago

Facebook suspends thousands of apps over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

Firstpost  

The suspended apps are associated with about 400 developers, Facebook said Facebook Inc said on Friday it has suspended tens of thousands of apps on the social networking platform, as part of the company’s ongoing app developer investigation it began on March 2018 in response to the Cambridge Analytica row. The suspended apps are associated with about 400 developers, Facebook …

Facebook privacy lawsuit to proceed, court calls its views on privacy 'so wrong'
5 years, 4 months ago

Facebook privacy lawsuit to proceed, court calls its views on privacy 'so wrong'

Firstpost  

Facebook argued that users suffered no “tangible” harm during the scandal. A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users’ private data, calling the social media company’s views on privacy “so wrong.” While dismissing some claims, US District Judge Vince Chhabria in …

Twitter apologises and admits to user data leak
5 years, 5 months ago

Twitter apologises and admits to user data leak

India TV News  

Twitter admits to inadvertently sharing users data with advertising and third-party partners, owing to the breach and identify privacy flaw and regretting the outcome. As per Twitter's blog post posted on Tuesday, the user information that could have been shared without permission could include country code and details of users engagement with ad and information about the ad. Also, read: …

$5 billion fine doesn’t mark the end of Facebook’s troubles
5 years, 5 months ago

$5 billion fine doesn’t mark the end of Facebook’s troubles

Associated Press  

Facebook will pay a $5 billion fine for privacy violations and will be subject to broader oversight, but ongoing probes in Europe and the U.S. could present even bigger headaches for the company. — U.S. Federal Trade Commission Though the privacy matter is settled, Facebook disclosed Wednesday that the FTC is investigating the company separately for antitrust issues. — Irish …

Facebook slapped with $5 billion fine over privacy violations in Cambridge Analytica scandal
5 years, 5 months ago

Facebook slapped with $5 billion fine over privacy violations in Cambridge Analytica scandal

India TV News  

In a historic judgment, the US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday slapped a massive $5 billion fine on Facebook over users' privacy violations in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, along with the US Securities and Exchange Commission directing the social networking platform to pay $100 million penalty for making misleading disclosures regarding the risk of misuse of user data. "Despite repeated …

Did Facebook data help Trump? ‘Great Hack’ explores scandal
5 years, 5 months ago

Did Facebook data help Trump? ‘Great Hack’ explores scandal

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The new documentary “The Great Hack” captures how Facebook’s cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy. If you’ve never heard of Cambridge Analytica, or you aren’t steeped in all the details of the scandal that landed Mark Zuckerberg in front of Congress and his company under major federal investigations, …

Cambridge Analytica sued by FTC following Facebook's $5 billion settlement
5 years, 5 months ago

Cambridge Analytica sued by FTC following Facebook's $5 billion settlement

Firstpost  

Kogan and former Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix have to destroy all personal information gathered. The Federal Trade Commission is suing Cambridge Analytica over privacy violations and has settled with key individuals in the Facebook privacy scandal. The news comes as the FTC announced a $5 billion settlement with Facebook over privacy violations partly stemming from the Cambridge Analytica app. …

FaceApp’s viral success shows how little we’ve learned about data privacy
5 years, 5 months ago

FaceApp’s viral success shows how little we’ve learned about data privacy

CNN  

New York CNN Business — In early 2017, a service called FaceApp received a wave of press for using artificial intelligence to transform pictures of faces, making them look older or younger, male or female, or adding a smile to appear happier. As one breathless headline in a New York tabloid put it: “Russians now own all your old photos.” …

US regulators approve $5 billion Facebook settlement over Cambridge Analytica scandal
5 years, 5 months ago

US regulators approve $5 billion Facebook settlement over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Live Mint  

US officials approved a record $5 billion privacy settlement with Facebook Inc. to resolve the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, people said, prompting an immediate outcry from lawmakers and privacy advocates who said it didn’t go far enough. The settlement is the largest privacy fine in the FTC’s history and also marks the most significant action yet against Facebook over a …

Italy's privacy regulator fined Facebook $1.1 mn over Cambridge Analytica case
5 years, 6 months ago

Italy's privacy regulator fined Facebook $1.1 mn over Cambridge Analytica case

Live Mint  

Italy's data protection watchdog slammed Facebook Friday with a fine of one million euros for violating privacy laws over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The social media network has been dogged by controversy in the wake of revelations that defunct political consultancy Cambridge Analytica used private data from tens of millions of Facebook users for political targeting. The privacy watchdog said …

Facebook Research app that was banned by Apple collected data from 1.56 lakh Indians
5 years, 6 months ago

Facebook Research app that was banned by Apple collected data from 1.56 lakh Indians

India Today  

Apple, earlier this year, revoked Facebook's enterprise certificate for distributing its market research app called the Facebook Research app to gather data about the users' smartphone usage via Apple Testflight program. According to a letter by Facebook to Senator Richard Blumenthal's office that was obtained by TechCrunch, the social media giant collected data on about 187,000 users world wide from …

Facebook caught sharing private user data with telecom companies, phone makers: Report
5 years, 7 months ago

Facebook caught sharing private user data with telecom companies, phone makers: Report

Firstpost  

Facebook’s apps harvest and package eight different categories of information for use by 100 companies. The social media giant has been found to be offering private data of users to 100 different telecom companies and phone makers in 50 countries without their knowledge or consent. All this is allegedly being done through a corporate data-sharing programme announced by Facebook last …

Facebook being investigated for unauthorised storage of up to 1.5 million email IDs
5 years, 8 months ago

Facebook being investigated for unauthorised storage of up to 1.5 million email IDs

Firstpost  

Facebook said it may have “unintentionally uploaded” email contacts of up to 1.5 million new users New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Thursday she is investigating Facebook Inc’s unauthorised storage of up to 1.5 million Facebook users’ email contact databases, the latest privacy issue to affect the U.S. social media giant. Last week, Facebook said it may have …

Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion
5 years, 8 months ago

Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said it expects a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the social network violated its users’ privacy. The company set aside $3 billion in its quarterly earnings report Wednesday as a contingency against the possible penalty but noted that the “matter remains unresolved.” The one-time charge slashed …

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