Facebook need to provide answers on these important points. The UK 's Information Commissioner’s Office ( Information Commissioner’s Office ) has confirmed it will impose the maximum £ 662,000 ($ 500,000 ) fine on Facebook , after finding it "effectively broke" the 1998 Data Protection Act by failing to keep user data safe. Alongside the fine, the ICO will also pose questions to the social media site, including who had access to the data scraped from Facebook , and who subsequently had access to it. In addition, the Information Commissioner’s Office , Culture, Media and Facebook is set to demand an independent investigation of the company, instead of Facebook 's internal audit.
The UK 's Information Commissioner’s Office ( Information Commissioner’s Office ) has confirmed it will impose the maximum £ 662,000 ($ 500,000 ) fine on Facebook , after finding it "effectively broke" the 1998 Data Protection Act by failing to keep user data safe. Alongside the fine, the ICO will also pose questions to the social media site, including who had access to the data scraped from Facebook , and who subsequently had access to it. In addition, the Information Commissioner’s Office , Culture, Media and Facebook is set to demand an independent investigation of the company, instead of Facebook 's internal audit.