Facebook fined over Cambridge Analytica leak

Facebook was hit with the maximum possible fine in Britain for allowing the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to harvest the information of millions of people without their consent. The fine of 500,000 pounds (about $660,000) represents a tiny sum for Facebook. But it is the largest fine that can be levied by the British Information Commissioner’s Office. The agency said it had concluded that “Facebook contravened the law by failing to safeguard people’s information.” It also found that “the company failed to be transparent about how people’s data was harvested by others.”