Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case(cbsnews.com)
418 points by pseudolus 18 days ago | 106 comments
tl;dr: A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections in the Cambridge Analytica case, ruling the breach affected the state's entire population of 2+ million people. The judge will now determine damages, with the state seeking the maximum $5,000 per violation across 2+ million violations. New Mexico was the only state to pursue this case, as other states released Meta from Cambridge Analytica liability as part of an $18 billion child safety settlement in August.
HN Discussion:
  • ↑Multistate settlement releasing Meta undermines faith in regulation
  • ↑Justice system is far too slow to meaningfully hold tech companies accountable
  • ~Fines are trivial compared to profits and function as mere business expenses
  • ↓Cambridge Analytica's actual influence on the 2016 election is overstated/mythologized
  • ~Civil liability means nothing since no executives face criminal consequences