Zuckerberg was sued for alleged data leakage. There is evidence that Facebook, a subsidiary of Meta, failed to protect the privacy and data of its users, and Zuckerberg personally participated in it, which directly led to related data leakage incidents. Zuckerberg was sued for alleged data leakage.
Zuckerberg was accused of data leakage. mark zuckerberg, the parent company of 1 American social media Facebook, was accused of participating in the decision that led to the data leakage of Cambridge Analytica.
On May 23rd, local time, according to official website, the Attorney General's Office in Washington, D.C., Karl Racine, the Attorney General of Washington, D.C., sued Zuckerberg, accusing him of participating in the data disclosure decision related to Cambridge Analytica.
Source: Official website of the Attorney General's Office in Washington, D.C..
According to the statement, there is evidence that Facebook, a subsidiary of Meta, failed to protect its users' privacy and data, and Zuckerberg personally participated in it, which led to Facebook's lax supervision of user data and the implementation of misleading privacy agreements. In the end, this led third-party companies such as Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting company, to obtain the personal information of 87 million Americans from Facebook, and used these data to manipulate the 20 16 general election.
The statement said, "On the eve of the 20 16 presidential election, under the control of Mr. Zuckerberg, Facebook allowed a third party to launch an application that claimed to be a' personality test' to collect users' personal information without their knowledge. "
Previously, Cambridge Analytica was exposed by the media to improperly obtain tens of millions of user data from Facebook, and used the results of data analysis to accurately push advertisements to help Trump win the 20 16 general election.
Racine said, "This unprecedented security breach has exposed the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, and Mr. Zuckerberg's policies have aggravated Facebook's misconduct. This lawsuit is not only justified but also necessary. It conveys a message that business leaders, including CEOs, must be responsible for their actions. "
It is understood that Facebook had previously faced government censorship because its data was leaked to Cambridge Analytica. In 20 19, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused Facebook of this incident, demanding that the company abide by new control measures and implement a stricter accountability system for decisions that affect users' privacy. The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook had agreed to pay $5 billion to settle the FTC's allegations.
Zuckerberg is sued for alleged data leakage 2 On May 23rd, local time, mark zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, the parent company of American social media platform Facebook, was sued by Carl Racine, Attorney General of Washington, D.C., accusing Zuckerberg of directly participating in the decision that led to the data leakage of Cambridge Analytica.
Racine pointed out in a statement that there is evidence that Facebook, a subsidiary of Meta, failed to protect the privacy and data of its users, and Zuckerberg personally participated in it, which directly led to related data leakage incidents.
It is understood that Cambridge Analytica is a British data analysis company and the protagonist of Facebook's large-scale information disclosure. In March of 20 18, Facebook admitted that Cambridge Analytica illegally obtained the information of 50 million Facebook users before the US presidential election of 20 16, and successfully helped Trump win the US presidential election. Later, after investigation, Facebook found that as many as 87 million users' information was improperly shared by Cambridge Analytica.
20 18 12, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Racine filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming that Facebook's misleading behavior violated Washington, D.C.' s Consumer Protection Procedure Law ... June, 5438+October, 2020 10, Racine also said that the continuous interview and review of the internal documents of the case showed that Zuckerberg played a very active role in some key decisions.
In fact, it is no accident that Zuckerberg and Facebook were sued for user data security. Previously, many Internet companies and their executives were involved in legal disputes because of invasion of privacy.
On February 26th, 20021year, Facebook "one of the biggest privacy lawsuits in history" was closed. The social networking giant was forced to pay $650 million, or about 4.2 billion yuan, to settle the class action lawsuit that lasted for six years because it was suspected of collecting and storing digital scanning information and other biological information of users' faces without their permission.
In June, 2020, 165438+ 10, Zoom, a video conference software company, also reached a settlement with American official departments on privacy infringement. The US Federal Trade Commission alleged that Zoom misled consumers at least from 20 16, that is, promised users the level of data encryption that the company had not provided in the past four years. As part of the settlement agreement, Zoom employees must check their products for security vulnerabilities every other year, and if they violate the rules again, they will face a fine of about $43,000 each time.
It is not uncommon for Internet company executives to be sued for not fully performing their duties, or even participating in or illegally handling related events in data leakage. In August, 2020, joe sullivan, former chief security officer of Uber, was sued for concealing data leakage. The US federal grand jury issued an indictment against Sullivan, accusing him of concealing hacking attacks from federal law enforcement agencies and paying him a high "hush money". On the previous two charges of obstructing judicial justice and deliberately concealing a felony, a third charge-telecom fraud was added.
It is reported that in June 20 10,10, hackers successfully stole the personal information of 57 million Uber drivers and passengers. Sullivan, then Uber's chief security officer, chose to conceal the incident after learning about it, and paid the hacker $65,438+million worth of bitcoin in the name of "security vulnerability reward", and signed a confidentiality agreement with him, requiring hackers not to obtain and store Uber data, and not to make a public statement about it.
In response to this lawsuit against Zuckerberg, Attorney General Racine of Washington, D.C. stressed: "This unprecedented security breach exposed the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, and Mr. Zuckerberg's' policy' aggravated Facebook's misconduct. This lawsuit is not only justified but also necessary. It conveys a message that corporate executives, including CEO, must be responsible for their actions. "
Zuckerberg Accused of Data Leak 3 On 23rd local time, Carl Racine, Attorney General of Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against mark zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, accusing him of directly participating in the company's policy decision, which led to data leakage related to Cambridge Analytica.
Data Map: On April 18, local time, mark zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, an American social media platform, testified at a joint hearing held by the Judiciary Committee and the Commerce, Technology and Transportation Committee of the US Senate, apologizing for misusing Facebook data. China News Service reporter Deng Min photo
According to the report, Racine said in a statement on the 23rd that the evidence showed that Facebook failed to protect the privacy and data of its users, and Zuckerberg personally participated in it. This negligence of Facebook directly led to the data leakage of Cambridge Analytica.
According to CNN, the lawsuit claims that Zuckerberg provided direct opinions on Facebook's internal policies in the fields of data enjoyment, and personally reviewed the use of data by some applications.
Racine's office has been accusing Facebook of data regulation and disclosure for years. According to Racine's office, Zuckerberg was sued again on the 23rd because a large amount of evidence was found in the lawsuit related to Facebook.
Racine said: "This lawsuit is not only justified, but also necessary. It conveys a message that company executives, including the CEO, are responsible for their actions. "
2065438+In March 2008, Facebook was involved in a data leakage scandal. It is reported that a political consulting company named Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed the personal data of 87 million Facebook users. This company provides services for Trump's 20 16 presidential campaign. Subsequently, the US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Facebook. In 20 19, the agency reached a settlement agreement with Facebook and fined the latter $5 billion.
On the 23rd, the share price of Meta fell more than 7% after hours.