Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 million for improper sharing of user dataSilhouettes of laptop users are seen next to a screen projection of a Facebook logo. Brazil’s Ministry of Justice said on Monday it has fined U.S. tech giant Facebook Inc 6.6 million reais ($1.6 million) for improperly sharing user data.The ministry’s department of consumer protection said it had found that data from 443,000 Facebook users was made improperly available to developers of an App called ‘thisisyourdigitallife.’ The data was being shared for “questionable” purposes, the ministry said in a statement. Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment. For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper. Join the Standard Digital Telegram channel HERE.

Source: Standard Digital December 30, 2019 14:15 UTC