3 Million Pennsylvanians Impacted By Facebook Privacy Breach: AG

Nearly 3 million Pennsylvania residents had their personal Facebook data compromised as part of a privacy breach, the state Attorney General announced Thursday.

The data of 2,960,311 Pennsylvania residents was shared with Cambridge Analytica and other third parties, said Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

Facebook estimates it shared a total of 70.4 million American users’ data with third-party developers.

“Nearly a quarter of the Commonwealth’s residents – 22 percent – had their personal data compromised by Facebook’s privacy breach,” Attorney General Shapiro said. “Social media users don’t expect to have their information given to third party developers without their knowledge. Businesses like Facebook must take significant steps to better protect their users’ privacy and personal data."

Shapiro is leading a national investigation made up of 41 state Attorneys General to ensure Americans are "protected from these kinds of unauthorized information sharing.”

It is not yet known how many Facebook users there are overall in Pennsylvania. The investigation is ongoing.

To determine if your data was shared, visit this Facebook support page and log into your account. Go to the "Was My Information Shared?" section, and it will tell you whether you or any of your friends used "This Is Your Digital Life." The now-banned quiz is responsible for sending personal information to Cambridge Analytica.

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