Washington attorney General Karl Racine has sued Facebook because of the scandal surrounding the misuse of Data.
Menlo Park – Facebook will not come out of the negative headlines: the New York Times had revealed that the Online social network companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, and Spotify granted over the years technology access to sensitive user data, was obtained by the group from the old scandal, the company Cambridge Analytica. Washington’s attorney General, Karl Racine, filed on Wednesday because of the affair to the data of lawsuit abuse.
data-scandal by Cambridge Analytica
In the spring, had come to light that the data of some 87 million users ended up with the British company Cambridge Analytica and illegally for election campaign of present US President, Donald Trump had been used.
Facebook is a failure, in the case of Cambridge Analytica for the protection of the privacy of its users, stated Racine. In addition, he had deceived its users about “who had access to their data and how they were used”. This had been the risk of political manipulation is exposed.
What’s behind the lawsuit against Facebook?
The action to ensure, according to the attorney General to ensure that Facebook takes the appropriate measures, to be his “promise to protect Betsmove the privacy of its users”. The reaction of the company was initially narrowly: Facebook check the complaint and, in addition, it will continue its “discussions with the General prosecutors from DC and elsewhere,” it said.
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