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Leghorn21

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Mon Mar 26, 2018, 01:52 PM Mar 2018

State attorneys general demand answers from Facebook as regulators swoop in on

scandal-tarnished company

TERENCE CULLEN MAR 26, 2018 1:30 PM

Facebook got more thumbs down from law enforcement and investors Monday as scandals continue to embroil the social media giant.

Attorneys general from nearly 40 states and U.S. territories on Monday fired off a full-throated letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg — asking how Cambridge Analytica got its hands on data for 50 million accounts.

“Users of Facebook deserve to know the answers to these questions and more,” reads the letter.

“We are committed to protecting our residents’ personal information. More specifically, we need to understand Facebook’s policies and procedures in light of the reported misuse of data by developers.”

More:
http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/national/group-ags-answers-facebook-regulators-swoop-article-1.3896822?__twitter_impression=true

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