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Dec 20 2018 7:15AM

Nation's capital litigates over Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Washington DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica's data use

The attorney general for Washington DC said on Wednesday the nation's capital city had sued Facebook over the scandal that broke earlier this year involving Cambridge Analytica's use of data from the social-media giant. "Facebook failed to protect the privacy of its users and deceived them about ...

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