Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case

A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where a third-party quiz harvested data from roughly 87 million users and sold it to the political consulting firm. The jury found Facebook guilty of over 2 million violations affecting New Mexico's entire population of more than 2 million people, with the judge to determine penalties that prosecutors are seeking at the maximum $5,000 per violation. This verdict makes New Mexico the only state to pursue the case after other states settled with Meta in August, which included provisions releasing the company from future Cambridge Analytica liability.