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Facebook and Cambridge Analytica hit with First State Lawsuit

posted by mrpg on Monday March 26 2018, @05:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the bring-popcorn dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Fnord666

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday March 27 2018, @01:46PM (2 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 27 2018, @01:46PM (#658963) Journal

    Will I need to actually create a Facebook account in order to #DeleteFacebook?

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Wootery on Tuesday March 27 2018, @02:26PM

    by Wootery (2341) on Tuesday March 27 2018, @02:26PM (#658980)

    Yup. And while you're at it, take up smoking so you can reap the benefits of stopping.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @03:15PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @03:15PM (#658999)

    Sure. You can however download your public dossier without having an account. https://www.facebook.com/help/131112897028467?helpref=page_content [facebook.com]

    Haven't tried that myself but I guess could be interesting. Haven't even seen the form, I wonder how many details do they ask you. Should be ironic enough. :)