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SEC: Facebook data misuse disclosures securities case

US Securities and Exchange Commission · decided Jul 24, 2019 · Settled

The SEC charged Facebook with describing user data misuse as a hypothetical risk after Cambridge Analytica had already misused data.

The case

Against
Facebook
Regulator
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Decided
Jul 24, 2019
Status
Settled
Outcome
Facebook paid $100 million.
Amount
$100 million

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Jul 24, 2019Decision: SEC: Facebook data misuse disclosures
WhenCase
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Facebook, Inc.

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