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Jury Rules Facebook Deceived Users on Cambridge Analytica Data Breach

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •A jury in New Mexico found Facebook liable for deceptive practices concerning user privacy.
  • •The case revolved around the exposure of data from 87 million Facebook users to Cambridge Analytica.
  • •The verdict cites tens of millions of misleading statements made by Facebook about data security.
  • •This decision marks a substantial legal setback for Facebook concerning the 2018 data privacy scandal.

Sources

Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case

Hacker News

Meta Made 43M Misleading Statements, New Mexico Jury Finds, Including on Its Cam...

Slashdot

New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protectio...

PBS NewsHour

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