- Joined
- Mar 3, 2018
- Messages
- 1,713
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office slapped Facebook with 500,000 pound fine for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which translates to about $641,000 USD. The office says "Between 2007 and 2014, Facebook processed the personal information of users unfairly by allowing application developers access to their information without sufficiently clear and informed consent, and allowing access even if users had not downloaded the app, but were simply 'friends' with people who had." The 500,000 pound fine was the maximum allowed under UK law when the investigation took place, but that fine could've been much higher under Europe's new GDPR laws. In light of past scandals, the European Union is calling for a full audit of Facebook, so they could face larger fines in the near future.
"Facebook also failed to keep the personal information secure because it failed to make suitable checks on apps and developers using its platform." Facebook said it was "reviewing" the ICO's decision. "While we respectfully disagree with some of their findings, we have said before that we should have done more to investigate claims about Cambridge Analytica and taken action in 2015," it said in a statement.
"Facebook also failed to keep the personal information secure because it failed to make suitable checks on apps and developers using its platform." Facebook said it was "reviewing" the ICO's decision. "While we respectfully disagree with some of their findings, we have said before that we should have done more to investigate claims about Cambridge Analytica and taken action in 2015," it said in a statement.