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