Facebook could face an additional $3 billion FTC fine by Immelty
The New York State Attorney General is investigating Facebook following the embattled company's claim last week that it unintentionally collected 1.5 million user email address books without permission.
The latest announcement of Facebook harvesting its user's data was three years in the making. Before May 2016, users had the option to give Facebook access to email contacts from the email address they used to sign up for the platform. But after a redesign of the verification process, email contacts were automatically uploaded to Facebook, allegedly unbeknownst to the company. Passwords for the email addresses used were also collected for some users.
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