On December 6, 2019, the FTC issued an opinion finding that Cambridge Analytica, they had engaged in deceptive practices to collect personal information from several users of Facebook for purposes of voter profiling and targeting. In addition, the Commission found that Cambridge Analytica had engaged in deceptive practices regarding its participation in the EU-US Privacy
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Facebook Facing Fallout Over Alleged Privacy Breaches

By Brandon Robinson on
Over a dozen lawsuits have been filed by users and investors against Facebook after it was revealed last month that Cambridge Analytica, a political research firm, obtained personal information on millions of Facebook users. Cambridge Analytica obtained the data through a personality test app linked to Facebook accounts. Many of the lawsuits claim the information …