Facebook to pay FTC $5bn fine over Cambridge Analytica

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$5 billion Facebook fine would be the largest ever penalty imposed by the FTC

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a $5 billion settlement with Facebook over the sharing of data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.  The FTC opened its investigatio...

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