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Facebook to Settle Cambridge Analytica Scandal Case for $725 million | Mint Primer

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing recently, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed the British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to access the data of as many as 87 million users. Let's investigate this legal action in greater depth, and watch this video to learn more specifics about it. #facebook #cambridgeanalytica #news #mint Subscribe Now For Latest Updates- https://tinyurl.com/lbw8nze

27 Dec 2022
Technology

Google defends Gmail data sharing, gives few details on violations

Gmail users must give their consent to activate extensions, which can help them send emails on a time delay, get price-match rebates from retailers and remove unwanted mailing lists

2 min read21 Sep 2018
Politics

Govt mulls a third notice to WhatsApp over ‘traceability’ of messages

WhatsApp has maintained that doing so will impact end-to-end encryption and violate privacy of users

1 min read20 Sep 2018
Opinion

Limiting the government’s ability to violate privacy

As much as we fear the increasing influence of global corporations in our lives, we should equally be concerned about the ability of the government to use technology to intrude into our personal space

4 min read17 Jul 2018
Opinion

Data protection and privacy: choices before India

We should develop a data-protection regime that suits the Indian context and safeguards against privacy violations, but does not stifle technology innovation

3 min read18 Jul 2017
Industry

Class action against Facebook attracts 60,000 users

Max Schrems is claiming damages of 500 ($663) per user from US-listed Facebook

1 min read21 Aug 2014

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