"Facebook put users at risk of manipulation by allowing companies like Cambridge Analytica and other third-party applications to collect personal data without users' permission. Today's lawsuit is about making Facebook live up to its promise to protect its users' privacy." The scandal has triggered a series of investigations and broad review by Facebook on how it shares user data with third parties. Spotify offered a similar response, indicating the music service "cannot read users' private Facebook inbox messages across any of our current integrations." Senator Brian Schatz said the latest revelations highlight a need for tougher controls on how tech companies handle user data.

Source: Bangkok Post December 20, 2018 01:41 UTC