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UK ICO v. Facebook (Cambridge Analytica fine)

Data privacy & misuse
Regulatory action
Fine 2018; settled Oct 2019
AI system / company
Meta/Facebook
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Court / regulator
UK Information Commissioner’s Office
Status
Regulatory action

What happened

The UK ICO fined Facebook £500,000 (the maximum under the pre-GDPR Data Protection Act 1998) for failing to safeguard users’ personal information and for lack of transparency in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal. After initially appealing, Facebook agreed to pay the fine in an October 2019 settlement without admitting liability.

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