Regulatory case
Information Commissioner v. Facebook Inc. and Facebook Ireland Limited
- Authority
- UK Information Commissioner's Office and First-tier Tribunal
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- Not published
- Organization
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Current stage
- Appeals withdrawn by both sides under an agreement of 30 October 2019.
Decisions and steps
Claims this case bears on
- Partly supported76Facebook said on 17 March 2018 that the claim that the Cambridge Analytica matter was a data breach was completely false.Company statement, 17 March 20183 records citedDisclosure
Sources
- S5Tier D ICO and Facebook reach agreement regarding misuse of data in political campaignsSociety for Computers and Law. Press report. 30 October 2019.Professional body report quoting the ICO statement on the agreement. The ICO page itself was not read.
- S9Tier C Facebook agrees to pay UK data watchdog’s Cambridge Analytica fine but settles without admitting liabilityTechCrunch. Press report. 30 October 2019.Report by Natasha Lomas confirming the 30 October 2019 agreement, the full payment, the absence of an admission and the dropped appeals. The ICO page itself was not read.Link working, checked 25 October 2026