Britain hits Facebook with maximum fine over data scandal

Britain's data watchdog on Thursday levied the maximum possible fine of 500,000 pounds ($644,000) against Facebook Inc. for failing to protect the privacy of its users in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.The Information Commissioner's Office said its probe found that from 2007 to 2014, Facebook processed the personal information of users unfairly by giving application developers access to their information without informed consent."Facebook failed to sufficiently protect the privacy of its users before, during and after the unlawful processing of this data," said Elizabeth Denham, the inform…READ FULL ARTICLE