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New Mexico Jury Finds Meta Liable for Privacy Violations in Cambridge Analytica Case

A state court has imposed a historic financial penalty on the technology giant for deceiving consumers about data harvesting. The ruling marks the largest single privacy judgment against a social media company to date.

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A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a historic $25 billion penalty over its handling of user data.From: New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations

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The $25 billion judgment dwarfs previous federal privacy settlements, including the FTC's 2019 penalty.From: New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations ·
The jury found Meta liable for 43.9 million violations, exposing the company to unprecedented theoretical fines.From: New Mexico Jury Finds Meta Liable for Privacy Violations in Cambridge Analytica Case ·
New Mexico opted out of an $18 billion national settlement to pursue independent penalties.From: New Mexico Jury Finds Meta Liable for Privacy Violations in Cambridge Analytica Case ·
Illustration: The court calculated the penalty based on individual violations of the state's consumer protection laws.From: New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations ·
The ruling establishes a severe new baseline for state-level privacy enforcement across the country.From: New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations ·

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