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

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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


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @01:57PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @01:57PM (#658968)

    Obviously, you've never been to an inner-city liquor store. You can cash ANY check, in ANYONES name, as long as it is valid when they check it.

  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:11PM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:11PM (#659508) Homepage Journal

    all the state liquor stores are clean, well-lit operations.

    To find a true inner-city liquor store he'd need to ride the MAX light rail, then the C-TRAN bus to come to Washington.

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