{"id":165157,"date":"2026-09-25T23:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/new-mexico-jury-convicts-facebook-for-misleading-on-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T23:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:32:28","slug":"new-mexico-jury-convicts-facebook-for-misleading-on-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/new-mexico-jury-convicts-facebook-for-misleading-on-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico jury convicts Facebook for misleading on privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meta faces judicial setback in New Mexico over private data handling<\/h2>\n\n<p>The New Mexico judiciary has issued a resounding ruling against Meta, determining that Facebook misled millions of users regarding its privacy policies and the protection of personal information. This verdict marks the second legal victory for the state Attorney General&#8217;s Office against the tech giant so far this year.<\/p>\n\n<p>Following a two-week judicial process at the Santa Fe District Court, the jury concluded that the social network violated the state&#8217;s Unfair Practices Act. The basis for this decision lies in the way the platform monetized its users&#8217; data and its negligent management regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cambridge Analytica case and the scope of the deception<\/h2>\n\n<p>The investigation revealed that Facebook facilitated the mass collection of data through the &#8220;thisisyourdigitallife&#8221; application, which was disguised as an academic personality quiz. Although only 270,000 people completed the survey, the platform allowed the application to access the information of the entire network of contacts of those users, who never gave their consent.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Global impact: The incident affected nearly 87 million users worldwide.<\/li><li>Impact in the United States: Approximately 70 million people in the country were compromised, including 350,000 residents of New Mexico.<\/li><li>Misuse: The information was sold to the consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to create psychological profiles intended for targeted political advertising during the 2016 elections.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The case sought to hold one of the world&#8217;s largest corporations accountable for betraying the trust of the State and users globally.<\/p><cite>Ra\u00fal Torrez, New Mexico Attorney General<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>According to the lawsuit, Facebook was aware of this irregular sale since December 2015, but failed to notify those affected and failed to verify the deletion of the data or audit other third-party developers. The security breach remained hidden from the public until March 2018.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next legal steps<\/h2>\n\n<p>The judge assigned to the case will be responsible for defining the financial compensation that Meta must pay. The New Mexico Attorney General&#8217;s Office has requested the application of a maximum fine of $5,000 for each violation committed.<\/p>\n\n<p>This ruling reinforces the New Mexico Department of Justice&#8217;s stance against the company, noting that last March, another jury imposed a $375 million penalty on Meta for concealing information about deficiencies in its platforms that allowed for child sexual exploitation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta faces judicial setback in New Mexico over private data handling The New Mexico judiciary has issued a resounding ruling against Meta, determining that Facebook misled millions of users regarding its privacy policies and the protection of personal information. 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