{"id":531114,"date":"2022-12-23T21:26:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T18:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-parent-meta-pays-725m-to-settle-cambridge-analytica-suit\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T21:26:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T18:26:19","slug":"facebook-parent-meta-pays-725m-to-settle-cambridge-analytica-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-parent-meta-pays-725m-to-settle-cambridge-analytica-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook parent Meta pays $725M to settle Cambridge Analytica suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e96e18cdb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-parent-meta-pays-725m-to-settle-cambridge-analytica-suit\/#%E2%80%9CFacebook_parent_Meta_pays_725M_to_settle_Cambridge_Analytica_suit%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Facebook parent Meta pays $725M to settle Cambridge Analytica suit&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFacebook_parent_Meta_pays_725M_to_settle_Cambridge_Analytica_suit%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Facebook parent Meta pays $725M to settle Cambridge Analytica suit&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Facebook owner Meta Platforms\u00a0has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> giant of allowing third parties, including\u00a0Cambridge\u00a0Analytica, to access users\u2019 personal information.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed settlement, which was disclosed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fingfx.thomsonreuters.com\/gfx\/legaldocs\/gkplwwkebvb\/12232022facebook_settle.pdf\">in a\u00a0court filing<\/a>\u00a0late Thursday, would resolve a\u00a0long-running lawsuit\u00a0prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed the British political consulting firm\u00a0Cambridge\u00a0Analytica to access data of as many as 87 million users.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the plaintiffs called the proposed settlement the largest to ever be achieved in a US data privacy class action and the most that Meta has ever paid to resolve a class-action lawsuit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/zuckerberg-cambridge-analytica.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg\" class=\"wp-image-25116862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/zuckerberg-cambridge-analytica.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/zuckerberg-cambridge-analytica.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/zuckerberg-cambridge-analytica.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The ensuing Cambridge Analytica scandal fueled government investigations into its privacy practices, lawsuits and a high-profile congressional hearing where Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by lawmakers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis historic settlement will provide meaningful relief to the class in this complex and novel privacy case,\u201d the lead lawyers for the plaintiffs, Derek Loeser and Lesley Weaver, said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>Meta did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement, which is subject to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval of a federal judge in San Francisco. The company said in a statement that settling was \u201cin the best interest of our community and shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/cambridge-analytica1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Graphic from the Cambridge Analytica website \" class=\"wp-image-25116951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/cambridge-analytica1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/cambridge-analytica1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/cambridge-analytica1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cambridge Analytica, now defunct, worked for Donald Trump\u2019s successful presidential campaign in 2016.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOver the last three years we revamped our approach to privacy and implemented a comprehensive privacy program,\u201d Meta said.<\/p>\n<p>Cambridge\u00a0Analytica, now defunct, worked for Donald Trump\u2019s successful presidential campaign in 2016, and gained access to the personal information of millions of Facebook accounts for the purposes of voter profiling and targeting.<\/p>\n<p>Cambridge\u00a0Analytica obtained that information without users\u2019 consent from a researcher who had been allowed by Facebook to deploy an app on its social media network that harvested data from millions of its users.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0ensuing\u00a0Cambridge\u00a0Analytica scandal\u00a0fueled government investigations into its privacy practices, lawsuits and a high-profile congressional hearing where Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by lawmakers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/facebook-cambridge-analytica.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Facebook and Meta logos\" class=\"wp-image-25116923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/facebook-cambridge-analytica.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/facebook-cambridge-analytica.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/facebook-cambridge-analytica.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meta did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement, which is subject to the approval of a federal judge in San Francisco.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2019, Facebook\u00a0agreed to pay $5 billion\u00a0to resolve a Federal Trade Commission probe into its privacy practices and $100 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission claims that it misled investors about the misuse of users\u2019 data.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations\u00a0by state attorneys <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> are ongoing, and the company is fighting a lawsuit by the attorney general for Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s settlement resolved claims by Facebook users that the company violated various federal and state laws by letting app developers and business partners harvest their personal data without their consent on a widespread basis.<\/p>\n<p>The users\u2019 lawyers alleged that Facebook misled them into thinking they could keep control over personal data, when in fact it let thousands of preferred outsiders gain access.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook argued its users have no legitimate privacy interest in information they shared with friends on social media. But US District Judge Vince Chhabria called that view \u201cso wrong\u201d and in 2019\u00a0largely allowed\u00a0the case to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement covers an estimated 250 million to 280 million Facebook users, according to Thursday\u2019s court filing. How much an individual user receives will depend on how many people submit valid claims for a share of the settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the plaintiffs say they plan to ask the judge to award them up to 25% of the settlement as attorneys\u2019 fees, equaling about $181 million.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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