Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal: Facebook to pay a Fine of $5 Billion
According to recent tech news, the
Social Media tech giant, Facebook has been charged of $5 Billion fine for data
privacy violations, arising from Cambridge
Analytica privacy scandal.
This staggering fine of $5
Billion (£4bn) is levied by the Federal Trade Commission of the United States
to settle the investigations against Facebook. The charge was approved by the
FTC by a 3-2 vote, wherein the decision received favor from the US Republicans
parties, while the Democrats opposed the decision.
The final decision on the
settlement rests in the hands of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. As
per the sources, the resolution given by the Justice Department, in most cases,
is similar to FTC’s decision.
Insight into the Settlement
The US Federal Trade Commission is
a consumer protection oriented agency. The investigations by FTC were launched
in March last year, to learn how Facebook handles the user data & its
privacy.
The investigation began after the
Observer, an American Online Media Company, revealed that Cambridge Analytica acquired
data of over 87 million Facebook users inappropriately.
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