In the United Kingdom, the Information Commissioner's Office seems unable to accept Facebook's apology a few months earlier regarding the Cambridge Analytica. According to the commission, the company will soon be fined £500,000.
When and for what reasons was the fine imposed?
The fine was imposed in October. The reason for the fine is none other than the sharing of the personal data of approximately 87 million users and the company's failure to protect sensitive information and carry out checks.
According to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the data of users and their friends was exploited by a quiz application to form a picture about votes and the preferences of UK residents. The Commission's office considered the above move as illegal, as the users were not aware of and did not agree to the provision of their data for this specific purpose. The Commission stressed that the fine is final and that there are no negotiations.
What was Facebook's response?
Facebook representatives stated that they disagree with the Commission's people and that there is no evidence that users did not agree with the terms . They also added that they should have conducted more investigations into the scandal and taken better measures.
Facebook has not accepted the penalty, but according to the Commission's representative, the company has the right to appeal to a court of first instance, so that the issue can be decided there and the final decision can be made. So far, the court has not notified that it has received Facebook's appeal on the issue of imposing a fine.
