{"id":1649,"date":"2019-07-15T13:01:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T09:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dezigneronline.net\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2020-03-22T12:01:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T08:01:20","slug":"facebook-data-privacy-scandal-to-be-fined-5bn-over-sharing-of-users-personal-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dezigneronline.net\/blog\/facebook-data-privacy-scandal-to-be-fined-5bn-over-sharing-of-users-personal-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Data Privacy Scandal: to be fined $5bn over sharing of  users&#8217; personal data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5bn (\u00a34bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation over Cambridge Analytica (CA) privacy violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ftc-approves-roughly-5-billion-facebook-settlement-11562960538?mod=hp_lead_pos1\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2019\/07\/12\/ftc-votes-approve-billion-settlement-with-facebook-privacy-probe\/?utm_term=.2ebf8e8ab996&amp;noredirect=on\">The Washington Post<\/a>, relying on anonymous sources, the fine would be the largest imposed by the Federal Trade Commission against a technology company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FTC, the US government agency\u00a0that promotes consumer protection,\u00a0has been investigating allegations against Facebook that they sold the users&#8217; personal information to the Cambridge Analytica (CA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Cambridge Analytica scandal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambridge Analytica was a British political consulting firm and had access to the data of millions of Facebook users. 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