New York AG Investigating Facebook Collection of Email Contact Data
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is investigating Facebook’s “unauthorized collection of 1.5 million Facebook” users' email contacts (see 1904180060), her office announced Thursday. Though the platform claims it collected data for 1.5 million users, consumers affected without consent…
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could be “hundreds of millions,” given the number of contacts involved, James said. The data collected allegedly was used for targeted advertising, she continued. Email verification is standard for such services, she said, noting the company requested email passwords. James is one of multiple state AGs investigating Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal and data practices (see 1902010049). “We're in touch with the New York State attorney general’s office and are responding to their questions on this matter," a Facebook spokesperson said.