A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of state consumer protection law, determining the company deceived users about privacy protections and a data breach involving Cambridge Analytica. The judge will now determine penalties, with prosecutors seeking the maximum $5,000 per violation, potentially totaling over $200 billion.
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A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections related to the Cambridge Analytica data breach, which affected roughly 87 million profiles. The jury determined the company violated users' privacy over 2 million times, and a judge will now decide penalties that could reach $5,000 per violation. This marks a significant legal victory for New Mexico, which pursued the case independently after other states settled with Meta.
A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections in the Cambridge Analytica data breach case, which affected over 2 million state residents. The breach involved a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from approximately 87 million profiles and sold it to the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. The judge will determine damages, with prosecutors seeking the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation.
Meta publicly announced its Muse AI agent can make phone calls to businesses on users' behalf, but internally revealed that human call center workers actually handle many of these calls. Employees raised privacy and security concerns about sensitive user information being shared with human contractors, and worried the revelation could generate negative press about Meta misrepresenting its AI capabilities.
Apple agreed to a $250 million settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging the company deceived consumers by advertising AI enhancements for the iPhone 16 that weren't available at launch. Eligible iPhone owners who purchased certain models between June 2024 and March 2025 can now file claims for $25 per device (potentially up to $95) through December 21, with final court approval scheduled for February 2027.