Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
陪审团裁定 Facebook 在剑桥分析案中欺骗用户负有责任
A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform. 新墨西哥州的一个陪审团周五裁定，Facebook 在该社交媒体平台的隐私保护问题上欺骗了用户，需承担法律责任。
It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation. 目前由法官决定该公司需支付的赔偿金额，代表州政府的律师要求对每项违规行为处以最高 5,000 美元的罚款。
The two-week trial in Santa Fe centered on accusations that Facebook deceived users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to a political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, to generate targeted ads. The now-defunct firm’s clients included the 2016 campaign for President Trump. 在圣达菲进行的为期两周的审判主要围绕以下指控：Facebook 在一起数据泄露事件中欺骗了用户。该事件源于一个第三方性格测试程序，它收集了约 8700 万个用户资料的数据，并将其出售给政治咨询公司“剑桥分析”（Cambridge Analytica）以投放定向广告。这家现已倒闭的公司曾是特朗普 2016 年总统竞选活动的客户。
Jurors sided with prosecutors, finding Facebook’s failure to protect users’ data impacted New Mexico’s entire population of more than 2 million people. 陪审团支持了检方的观点，认定 Facebook 未能保护用户数据，影响了新墨西哥州超过 200 万的全体居民。
“For years, Facebook operated as if the rules that apply to everyone else didn’t apply to them. Today, a jury of New Mexicans said otherwise,” New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said in a statement. “This is a historic verdict, not just for New Mexico, but for every state fighting to hold Big Tech accountable.” “多年来，Facebook 的行事方式仿佛适用于所有人的规则对他们并不适用。今天，新墨西哥州的陪审团给出了不同的答案，”新墨西哥州总检察长劳尔·托雷斯（Raúl Torrez）在一份声明中表示。“这不仅对新墨西哥州，对每一个致力于让大型科技公司承担责任的州来说，都是一个历史性的裁决。”
Jurors also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into data brokers following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, finding the company liable for over 2 million violations. 陪审团还认定，在剑桥分析丑闻发生后，Facebook 在有关数据经纪人的调查问题上误导了公众，并裁定该公司对超过 200 万次违规行为负有责任。
During closing arguments, lawyers for Facebook claimed the state’s evidence was outdated and that despite having five years to gather material, New Mexico failed to find more than one other instance of a data breach. 在结案陈词中，Facebook 的律师声称州政府的证据已经过时，并指出尽管有五年的时间来收集材料，新墨西哥州除了这一起事件外，未能找到其他数据泄露的案例。
A Meta spokesperson told CBS News the company disagreed with the jury’s verdict and will continue to defend “against efforts to distort our records.” The company also noted that free speech issues “featured very prominently” in the case. Meta 发言人告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News），该公司不同意陪审团的裁决，并将继续抗辩，“以抵制歪曲我们记录的行为”。该公司还指出，言论自由问题在该案中“占据了非常突出的地位”。
“We have a First Amendment right to manage those platforms in a way we believe best serves the interests of our community,” the spokesperson said. “This means prioritizing free speech, protecting our users’ information and giving them control over their data.” “我们拥有第一修正案赋予的权利，可以按照我们认为最符合社区利益的方式管理这些平台，”该发言人表示。“这意味着优先考虑言论自由，保护我们用户的信息，并让他们能够掌控自己的数据。”
Meta agreed in August to pay up to $18 billion to settle the multistate lawsuit surrounding child safety issues. Buried in the 130-page settlement was an agreement to release Meta from future liability related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, making New Mexico the only state to pursue a case. Florida was the only other state that did not sign the settlement, saying it was not tough enough on Meta. Meta 在 8 月份同意支付最高 180 亿美元，以和解围绕儿童安全问题的多州诉讼。在这份 130 页的和解协议中，包含了一项免除 Meta 未来与剑桥分析隐私泄露相关责任的条款，这使得新墨西哥州成为唯一继续追究此案的州。佛罗里达州是除新墨西哥州外唯一没有签署该和解协议的州，理由是该协议对 Meta 的惩罚力度不够。
Also this year, New Mexico won judgments totaling $942 million from Meta in a two-phase trial about the company’s safety protections for minors. Furthermore, the court ordered Meta to implement new safeguards, including age-verification technology and time limits on its platforms. 同样在今年，新墨西哥州在针对 Meta 未成年人安全保护措施的两阶段审判中，赢得了总计 9.42 亿美元的判决。此外，法院还命令 Meta 实施新的保障措施，包括年龄验证技术和平台使用时间限制。
“Let this be a warning to every technology company doing business in our state,” Torrez said Friday. “If you lie to New Mexicans about how you use their data, we will find out, and we will hold you accountable.” “让这成为对每一家在我们州开展业务的科技公司的警告，”托雷斯周五表示。“如果你在新墨西哥州居民的数据使用方式上撒谎，我们一定会发现，并且一定会让你们承担责任。”