Re:Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica situation
by threebody on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @03:47PM
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The definition of certify here is to "attest or confirm in a formal statement." So, Cambridge Analytica could be sued if they lied in such a statement.
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Re:Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica situation
by chubasco on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @04:18PM
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This may be possible, however it is going to be interesting to see how Facebook gets standing to sue CA. From what I understood from Zuckerberg's statement, the agreement was between Facebook and Kogan. If CA got the data from Kogan, it seems like Facebook wouldn't have standing to go after CA directly. I haven't seen the specific agreements made by each party in this case, so I can't say for sure, but traditionally I think Facebook could only go after Kogan, who then may be able to go after CA depending on the specifics of their agreement.