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Alabama woman files class action lawsuit against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica

Alabama woman files class action lawsuit against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica
WEBVTT ALDOT SAYS 160 THOUSAND DRIVERS PASTOR THAT AREA EVERY DAY. >> YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION COULD BE COMPROMISED. WITH AS MANY AS 87 MILLION FACEBOOK USERS AFFECTED, CHANCES ARE GOOD YOU COULD BE ONE OF THEM. . AN ALABAMA WOMAN IS NOW SUING BOTH FACEBOOK AND CONSULTING FIRM CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA. WVTM13’S ERIN KELLY HAS DETAILS FROM THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. >> JACKIE WILLIAMS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY SAYS THE CASE IS ABOUT AN ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY. HER LAWSUIT CLAIMS FACEBOOK ALLOWED THE COMPANY CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA TO ACCESS MILLIONS OF USERS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION TO MANIPULATE VOTERS. WILLIAMS SAYS SHE REMEMBERS SEEING ADS ON FACEBOOK RELATED TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. IN RESPONSE TO THE LAWSUIT, FACEBOOK SAYS IT’S COMMITTED TO VIGOROUSLY ENFORCING POLICIES TO PROTECT PEOPLE’S INFORMATION AND WILL TAKE WHATEVER STEPS ARE REQUIRED TO SEE THAT THIS HAPPENS. >> IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SAVANNAH GUTHRIE ON TODAY, FACEBOOK’S SECOND IN COMMAND SHERYL SANDBERG APOLOGIZED FOR THE SCANDAL. >> I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPERATIONAL WEAKNESSES WE HAVE, FOR THE THINGS WE, WE DIDN’T DO AND WE DIDN’T DO SOON ENOUGH. >> CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA SAYS IT LICENSED DATA FOR NO MORE TH 30 MILLION PEOPLE FROM A RESEARCH COMPANY AND WHEN IT LEARNED THAT DATA WAS IMPROPERLY OBTAINED, IT IMMEDIATELY DELETED IT FROM THE SERVER. WILLIAMS’ SUIT IS FOR MORE THAN $5 MILLION. HER ATTORNEY SAYS THEY HOPE IT WILL SHINE A LIGHT ON THE PROBLEM. >> FACEBOOK SAYS IT WILL BEGIN ALERTING PEOPLE WHO WERE IMPACTED MONDAY. CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG IS SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS N
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Alabama woman files class action lawsuit against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica
A Jefferson County woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, saying the case is about "an unprecedented attack on democracy."

A Jefferson County woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, saying the case is about "an unprecedented attack on democracy."

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