Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps up
Jurors heard two weeks of evidence and must now decide whether Facebook violated the state's Unfair Practices Act and if so, how many times. It would then be up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay per violation.
New Mexico has accused Facebook of deceiving users regarding privacy protections on the social media platform, urging a jury to find the company liable for thousands of violations of state law. The trial concluded with jurors having to decide if Facebook broke the state's Unfair Practices Act and, if so, how many times. The state would then determine the compensation per violation.
New Mexico is the only state to pursue data breach claims in a trial as part of its efforts to hold Meta accountable for more transparency, following a landmark settlement with the company that addressed child safety and privacy issues surrounding a data breach. The case is centered on claims that Facebook failed to safeguard users from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from around 87 million profiles and sold it to Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm that worked for the 2016 Donald Trump campaign.
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