US court: Facebook sold 87M profiles
A jury in New Mexico issued a verdict holding Facebook responsible for deceiving users regarding privacy protections, after being accused of data breaches involving a third-party personality test and the theft of approximately 87 million profiles to use in targeted advertising, including those related to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. The judge was asked to impose a fine of up to $5,000 for each violation, with the court focusing on the impact of these breaches on more than two million residents of the state.
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