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Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps up
Jurors will decide whether Meta violated state law as New Mexico seeks penalties of up to $5,000 per violation and an order to stop future breaches.
- On Wednesday, New Mexico attorneys concluded closing arguments against Meta, accusing the company of deceiving users about data protections and seeking penalties for thousands of alleged state law violations.
- The litigation centers on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where a third-party personality quiz harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles, including about 350,000 New Mexicans, without adequate user protection.
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg disputed claims of privacy deception during video depositions, while defense attorney Dane Butswinkas argued the platform significantly improved safeguards and privacy policies over five years.
- While 48 states reached a settlement for up to $18 billion regarding similar data issues, New Mexico remains the only state pursuing this trial, seeking maximum civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation.
- Proceedings continue through early October with expert witness Samuel Woolley, a University of Pittsburgh professor, testifying on computational propaganda. New Mexico won a separate $942 million judgment against Meta earlier this year regarding safety protections for minors.
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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
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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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