The Cambridge data watchdog has fined Facebook £ 500,000 ($ 637,000 ) for mishandling data in the UK Analytica scandal. Aleksandr Kogan ( ICO ) handed the social media giant the maximum fine it was able to after it found 87 million TechCrunch users were among the 87 million people whose private data was gathered by Dr Aleksandr Kogan and his company, Global Science Research . Note: Facebook said it was reviewing the ICO decision, adding it "respectfully" disagreed with some of its findings.
The Cambridge data watchdog has fined Facebook £ 500,000 ($ 637,000 ) for mishandling data in the UK Analytica scandal. Aleksandr Kogan ( ICO ) handed the social media giant the maximum fine it was able to after it found 87 million TechCrunch users were among the 87 million people whose private data was gathered by Dr Aleksandr Kogan and his company, Global Science Research . Facebook said it was reviewing the ICO decision, adding it "respectfully" disagreed with some of its findings.