Furthermore, AG James said, “Facebook’s announcement that it harvested 1.5 million users’ email address books, potentially gaining access to contact information for hundreds of millions of individual consumers without their knowledge, is the latest demonstration that Facebook does not take seriously its role in protecting our personal information.”
This is the second investigation by the Attorney General’s office against the social network giant in connection with its data and privacy practices. In March 2018, it looked into Facebook’s improper sharing of personal data of 87 million users to Cambridge Analytica.
On Wednesday, the social network giant disclosed that it is anticipating a penalty of up to $5 billion to settle an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
The Attorney General’s office is committed to enforcing the state’s consumer protection laws against technology companies that misuse users’ personal information.
In January this year, AG James started an investigation into Apple over a software glitch that allows iPhone users eavesdrop through the FaceTime app.
