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Facebook could be facing a record-setting fine over privacy violations

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Facebook could be facing a record-setting fine for violating the privacy of its users’ personal data. The fine is expected to be considerably larger the $22.5 million imposed on Google in 2012.
After an almost year-long probe by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the watchdog is now ready to impose a record-setting fine on Facebook. The investigation concerns Cambridge Analytica’s scraping of personal user data.
In 2012, an agreement between Facebook and the FTC was made following a claims in 2011 regarding the privacy rights users are afforded on the site.

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