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Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps up
Jurors are weighing whether Meta hid privacy risks from third-party apps that exposed data from about 87 million profiles, attorneys said.
- On Sept 10, the NMDOJ presented a video deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to jurors, questioning him about data privacy policies and content moderation practices during the ongoing trial.
- Former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas filed the lawsuit alleging Facebook failed to protect 350,000 New Mexicans whose data was harvested by Cambridge Analytica for targeted political advertising.
- Zuckerberg defended the platform's moderation standards, denying knowledge of a 'whitelist' for politicians while arguing that Facebook's privacy practices evolved significantly since shifting from desktop to mobile apps.
- Jurors now decide whether Meta violated the Unfair Practices Act, as New Mexico seeks maximum civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation and an injunction halting future data breaches.
- While 48 other states settled for up to $18 billion, New Mexico remains the only one pursuing these Cambridge Analytica breach claims, having already won $942 million in separate judgments this year.
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Facebook trial reaches closing arguments over alleged New Mexico user data misuse
(KVIA) -- Wednesday, the state of New Mexico and Facebook delivered closing arguments in the state's case about Facebook's alleged misuse of New Mexico users' personal information. The jury's next step is to enter deliberation. The case also concerned the Cambridge Analytica data breach, which allegedly took data from millions of Facebook profiles to generate
·Panama City, United States
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Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps up
Closing arguments have taken place in a New Mexico trial over Facebook's alleged failure to protect users from a third-party quiz that harvested data from 87 million profiles
·New York, United States
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The Cambridge Analytica data leak case enters its final phase after weeks of testimony and presentation of evidence.
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