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Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are already dealing with numerous private lawsuits over non-consensual data sharing, but they now have to grapple with a state-level lawsuit. Illinois' Cook County has filed a lawsuit against both companies accusing them of violating the state's Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Cambridge Analytica allegedly broke the law by misrepresenting its "thisisyourdigitallife" app as an academic research tool when it was really meant to harvest personal data against Facebook's agreements. Facebook, meanwhile, was accused of falsely promising to protect user data and doing nothing to stop Cambridge Analytica for years after learning of its behavior.
Source: Facebook and Cambridge Analytica hit with first state lawsuit
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Monday March 26 2018, @06:57PM
You have to be a fool to believe any of them. But they seem to provide secure 'workfare' for the lawyers and filler for the tabloid press. The best 'policy' is for the user to ignore them and simply assume the worst, *everything is for sale*
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..