FTC kicks feet through ash pile that once was Cambridge Analytica with belated verdict
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/07/ftc_cambridge_analytica_ruling/
The US Federal Trade Commission has issued what looks to be a largely symbolic ruling against the remnants of data-harvesting marketers Cambridge Analytica.
In a unanimous 5-0 ruling (PDF) issued on Friday, the trade body declared that the defunct British marketing intelligence operation ran afoul of laws against deceptive business practices and was in violation of the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework.