A Facebook user in Maryland has filed a lawsuit against the social network and Cambridge Analytica for improperly gathering her personal data without permission. Related: Mark Zuckerberg breaks his silence on Cambridge Analytica scandalOn Friday, it was revealed that data analytics company Cambridge Analytica collected information about 50 million Facebook (FB) users through a Facebook survey, and used that information to try and influence voters in the 2016 US presidential election. This is the first lawsuit brought by a Facebook user over the Cambridge Analytica news, but others are likely to follow. We believe we will be able to provide more context to how Cambridge Analytica fits Facebook's overall business model." Cambridge Analytica did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Source: CNN March 21, 2018 20:34 UTC