The United States will condemn Facebook to 5 billion US dollars for the Cambridge Analytica case

This consultant is being examined today by the Alleged abuse of data from millions of users Facebook, for example, in the 2016 presidential race won by Donald Trump or in the Brexit campaign, where Britain is now in check.

Since then, the company has changed its security and privacy options, but its creator, Mark Zuckerberg, has had to appear before Congress on a number of occasions for the use of his users' personal information. could have been in the hands of business partners of the social network.

Cambrige Analytica stopped working in 2018 because his authorities felt that it was "vilified by activities not only legal but also widely accepted standard component of online advertising, both in the political and commercial fields. "

The FTC delivered its verdict Friday with 3 votes in favor and 2 against, but it is still necessary that the civilian division of the Department of Justice is published American, reported the Wall Street Journal website.