Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
- Updated on: September 25, 2026 / 6:26 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform.
- It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation.
- The two-week trial in Santa Fe centered on accusations that Facebook deceived users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to a political consulti
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- Updated on: September 25, 2026 / 6:26 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform.
- It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation.
- The two-week trial in Santa Fe centered on accusations that Facebook deceived users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to a political consulti
Sources: CBS News