Facebook Accused of Deceiving Users in New Mexico as Trial Over Privacy Scandal Wraps Up
A trial in New Mexico has concluded in which Facebook faces accusations of deceiving users in connection with a privacy scandal. The case represents state-level legal action against the company over how it handled user information.
Why this matters: When a state takes a tech company to trial over user deception, it means someone is actually making Facebook answer for its privacy practices in a courtroom, not just a congressional hearing. That matters. The question at the center of any deception case is simple: did the company tell users the truth about what it was doing with their data? If it did not, users were not making real choices. They were just clicking buttons without knowing what they were agreeing to.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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