Facebook begins $725 million privacy settlement: Here’s all you need to know

Facebook has started making payments to users as part of its $725 million privacy settlement, according to Newsweek. This settlement results from class action lawsuits tied to the Cambridge Analytica controversy, which revealed that Facebook shared private information of millions of users with the British political consulting firm before the 2016 presidential election in the US.

What is the Facebook lawsuit settlement?

Facebook had improperly shared data of over 50 million users with Cambridge Analytica, a now-defunct British political consulting firm…