Facebook data protection reaches tentative agreement in lawsuit after Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Thanks to the data of Facebook users, Cambridge Analytica allegedly created software aimed at influencing the vote of Americans in favor of Donald Trump.
Paying to avoid an embarrassing lawsuit, the method is well known in the United States. Mired in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a company linked to Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016 that had access to private user data, Facebook opted for this solution.
Facebook data protection
According to a court document filed Friday with a San Francisco court, Facebook says it is submitting the draft of an "agreement in principle" and has requested the suspension of proceedings for 60 days "in order to finalize the agreement in writing and present it to the court".
The agreement comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and its chief executive Sheryl Sandberg, who announced her resignation in June after 14 years at the company, were due to testify in court in September, in connection with this scandal. The social network does not indicate an amount or the terms of this agreement in this class action lawsuit. Questioned by AFP, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, replied "I don't have a comment to make at the moment".
Facebook data protection scandal
In a procedure initiated in 2018, Facebook users accused the social network of violating privacy rules by sharing their data with third parties including the firm Cambridge Analytica. This company, which has since closed, had collected and exploited, without their consent, the personal data of 87 million Facebook users, to which the platform had given it access.
This information was allegedly used to develop software used to direct the vote of American voters in favor of Donald Trump. In July 2019, the federal authorities fined Facebook $5 billion for "deceiving" its users and imposed independent control over its management of personal data.
Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke, Facebook has removed access to its data to thousands of applications suspected of abusing it, restricted the amount of information available to developers in general and made it easier for users to calibrate restrictions on sharing personal data.
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Netflix: A mobile game to test your knowledge of the platform's series
! Less than 1% of Netflix subscribers play these mobile games, which are free for them.
The mobile game Heads up! was unveiled this Tuesday on the Netflix app, reports BFM TV. This imitation game takes all the cult characters from the iconic series of the platform. Stranger Things, The Bridgerton Chronicle, Squid Game... So many programs that have been successful all over the world and are available exclusively on Netflix. The giant intends to capitalize on this popularity by releasing an offer of mobile games, accessible free of charge for all subscribers.
The principle of Heads up! is very simple: a player must guess the name appearing on his smartphone that he holds up at the level of his forehead, instead of the traditional post-it note, by watching the other players mime or shout clues. Twenty-eight themes are available, inspired by the most famous programs on Netflix. In addition to fiction series, it is possible to mime or perform charades from documentaries or programs.
Netflix launched its mobile games offer in 2021, and intends to present a rich catalog of about fifty titles to its subscribers by the end of the year. The video game studios Next Games and Night School, heavyweights in the sector, were invited to participate in their creation.
However, still very few people know that games are available on the Netflix mobile application. According to The Geek's Journal, less than 1% of subscribers took advantage of it! The reason for this is a lack of communication and a little highlighted section on IOS and Android.
