Washington Attorney
General Sues Facebook Over
Cambridge Analytica Scandal D.C. prosecutors claim Facebook
misled users when they were
allowed to download a
Cambridge Analytica produced app. The app secretly
collected private
information from users. Cambridge Analytica is
alleged to have used the
information to influence
the 2016 election. Prosecutors say the action
violated the District’s Consumer
Protection Procedures Act. Facebook spokesperson, via CNBC The maximum penalty
under the act is
$5,000 "per violation." 852 D.C. Facebook
users downloaded
the app. The app mined private
information of users and
friends of users, affecting
approximately 340,000 accounts. If those 340,000 accounts
are considered to be separate
violations, Facebook faces
a fine up to $1.7 billion. Karl Racine, Washington D.C. Attorney General, via CNBC