Facebook Users Appear in Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy
- Class action suits over data breach may be claims in Chapter 7
- Facebook and Cambridge Analytica both defendants in U.S. suits
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Cambridge Analytica, the U.K. political consulting firm that closed its doors after a scandal over how it harvested data to influence the last U.S. presidential election, now faces a group of Facebook users in its bankruptcy.
“Data Breach Plaintiffs" filed a notice on Tuesday to appear in the company’s New York bankruptcy. The group is involved in two lawsuits against both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica that seek class-action status on claims that about 87 million Facebook users had their personal information taken without permission.