Facebook continues to pay the consequences of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Brazilian government announced Monday (December 30th) that it has fined 6.6 million reais (around 1.5 million euros) for the internet empire created and led by Mark Zuckerberg for "improperly sharing user data ".
The Department of Consumer Protection and Defense (DPDC), which reports to the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, considers that the social network has been guilty of "abusive practice" by giving access to the company Cambridge Analytica to the personal data of 443,000 Brazilian internet users who have downloaded a psychological testing application.
Facebook reacted to the announcement by saying that there was "no evidence that Brazilian user data has been transferred to Cambridge Analytica". "We have made changes to our platform to restrict the information available to companies that develop the applications," added Facebook, which has ten days to appeal and one month to pay the fine.
Sentenced to numerous fines
Cambridge Analytica found itself in 2018 at the heart of a scandal that damaged the reputation of Facebook. The social network estimated that the personal data of 87 million people around the world had been collected and used without consent by Cambridge Analytica, even if this company denies any embezzlement.
In June, the social network was fined $ 5 billion in the United States for failing to protect the personal data of its users. Other countries such as the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy have also ordered Facebook to pay fines in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
In September, Facebook announced that it had suspended tens of thousands of applications that potentially posed a risk to the privacy of its users.
With AFP
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