Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced SearchPenalty: £500,000
Year: 2018
Date: 25 October, 2018
Offence Group: consumer-protection-related offences
Offence Type: privacy violation
Violation Description: The ICO's investigation found that between 2007 and 2014, Facebook processed the personal information of users unfairly by allowing application developers access to their information without sufficiently clear and informed consent, and allowing access even if users had not downloaded the app, but were simply 'friends' with people who had.
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Information Commissioner's Office
HQ Country of Parent: United States
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Parent: internet services
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