Facebook: Italy fined Cambridge Analytica 1 million

The Italian body for the protection of personal data imposed the fine for the collection and exploitation of personal data by its users Facebook - The application was downloaded by 57 Italians, resulting in access to 214.077 Italian users.

Ο an Italian body guaranteeing the protection of personal data today imposed a fine of one million euros on Facebook for his involvement in the scandal with Cambridge Analytica.

"The data protection body imposed a fine of 1 million euros on Facebook for the illegal actions committed in the case of + Cambridge Analytica +, the company, which through an application for psychological tests gained access to the data of 87 million users and used it for "to try to influence the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election," the statement said.

Η Cambridge Analytica was found in 2018 at the heart of a scandal that tarnished Facebook's reputation.

The company goes on to deny that it collected and exploited, without their consent, the personal data of 87 million Facebook users for political purposes.

According to the Italian agency, 57 Italians had downloaded the app, which allowed their friends to collect data on Facebook, without the consent of the latter, in a way that accessed the personal data of a total of 214.077 Italian users of the social networking medium.

«We are fully committed to protecting people's privacy and have invested in resources, technology and partnerships, while last year alone we hired more than 20.000 people in the field of securityFacebook reacted to a press release.

«We will carefully consider the decision of the guarantor of the personal life of the institution and we will continue to work with him to shed more light»Is noted.

Already last December, the Italian competition commission imposed a fine of 10 million euros on Facebook, accusing it of selling its users' data without properly informing them.

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