Case tracker · Data privacy & misuse
FTC v. Cambridge Analytica, LLC
- AI system / company
- Cambridge Analytica (data harvested from Facebook)
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Court / regulator
- Federal Trade Commission (administrative)
- Status
- Regulatory action
What happened
The FTC filed an administrative complaint against Cambridge Analytica and settled with its former CEO and an app developer over the deceptive harvesting of personal information from tens of millions of Facebook users via a personality-quiz app, which was used for voter profiling. The action was part of the FTC’s broader response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
About data privacy & misuse cases
Unauthorized harvesting, sharing, or misuse of personal data — from quiz-app scraping to deceptive privacy practices and regulatory privacy enforcement.
Sources
Attorneys who handle data privacy & misuse cases
- Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Employment (discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Atlanta Legal Aid Society · Georgia
Landlord / tenantFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Greater Boston Legal Services
Greater Boston Legal Services · Massachusetts
Landlord / tenantEmployment (discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination)Family law (divorce, custody, support)Opens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Northwest Justice Project
Northwest Justice Project · Washington
Landlord / tenantFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Legal Aid Service of Broward County
Legal Aid Service of Broward County · Florida
Family law (divorce, custody, support)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas · Texas
Family law (divorce, custody, support)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
Related cases
- UK ICO v. Facebook (Cambridge Analytica fine) (Regulatory action)
- FTC v. Facebook, Inc. ($5 billion privacy settlement) (Settled)
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