Facebook Lawsuit: Cook County Sues Social Network For Fraud

CHICAGO, IL — Facebook is now the target of consumer fraud lawsuit, filed Monday by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.

The suit claims Facebook failed to take proper steps to prevent the harvesting of user data by Cambridge Analytica. The suit alleged Cambridge Analytica used “fraudulent and deceptive practices” to gain personal information from 50 million Facebook users.

This article is from CBS Chicago.

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