The Cambridge Analytica scandal

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  Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg won’t be deposed over the Cambridge Analytica scandal

  The Verge - Richard Lawler

  Meta settled the case just in time Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg were in line to give hours of depositions in response to a lawsuit over Facebook and the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, but now that won’t happen — the company has reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. As …

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  Mark Zuckerberg has been added to a DC lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal

  The Verge - Adi Robertson

  DC attorney general says Zuckerberg was ‘personally involved’ District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine is adding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica data-mining scandal. Racine announced the addition on Twitter this morning, saying his investigation had …

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  Facebook suspends “tens of thousands” of apps from 400 developers over improper data use

  The Verge - Zoë Schiffer

  The company hasn’t disclosed what the apps were doing Facebook today announced that it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps as part of an ongoing investigation into improper data use on the part of third-party developers. The investigation is part of a broader effort the company embarked on …

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  DC attorney general sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

  The Verge - Colin Lecher

  Suit alleges lax privacy standards at Facebook The office of the Washington, DC attorney general announced today that it is filing a lawsuit against Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The scandal erupted this year after it was revealed that Facebook had leaked the data of tens of millions …

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  Facebook to appeal UK regulator’s Cambridge Analytica fine

  The Verge - Jon Porter

  Claims the ruling threatens ‘basic principles’ of how people share information online Facebook is appealing the £500,000 fine levied by the UK’s data watchdog over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social network has confirmed. It says the decision taken by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s …

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  UK data watchdog fines Facebook maximum legal amount for Cambridge Analytica scandal

  The Verge - James Vincent

  The fine is just £500,000, but regulators say it should have been ‘significantly higher’ The UK’s data watchdog has levied the maximum possible fine against Facebook for its failure to protect user’s personal information in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The fine is just £500,000 ($644,000), a …