UK lawmaker says fine imposed on Facebook over user privacy

UK lawmaker says fine imposed on Facebook over user privacy

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LONDON (AP) — The chairman of the U.K. Parliament's media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds ($663,000) for failing to safeguard users' data.

Damian Collins said the Information Commissioner's Office concluded that Facebook "contravened the law by failing to safeguard people's information."

UK lawmaker says fine imposed on Facebook over user privacy

Jul 10, 2018, 11:21pm UTC
https://apnews.com/1862e19f30594830a5be35dd8ace0683 > LONDON (AP) — The chairman of the U.K. Parliament's media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds ($663,000) for failing to safeguard users' data. > Damian Collins said the Information Commissioner's Office concluded that Facebook "contravened the law by failing to safeguard people's information."