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Turkey fines Facebook $282,000 over privacy breach

Posted on October 3, 2019 by pogowasright.org

Reuters reports:

Turkish authorities have fined Facebook Inc (FB.O) 1.6 million lira ($282,000) for violation of data protection laws which affected nearly 300,000 people, the Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK) said on Thursday.

Facebook has been facing a lawsuit in the United States from users seeking to hold the company liable for allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access their data.

Read more on Reuters.

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