US regulators fine Facebook $5 billion for privacy claims; sue Cambridge Analytica

Facebook(WASHINGTON) — U.S. regulators fined Facebook a record $5 billion penalty to settle claims that the company deceived its users about the privacy of their personal information in the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, while Facebook conceded that the episode represented a “breach of trust” with its users. As part of the agreement, Facebook …

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