Facebook users who say that their personal data was misused, potentially to distort the last U.S. election, must wait to see if they can wring more information from Cambridge Analytica, Bloomberg News reported. The political consulting firm is winding down in both Britain, its home country, and in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case New York. Some of the dozens of Facebook users who sued both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in U.S. district court appeared in the bankruptcy as "data breach plaintiffs" to ask if they can gather more information about the defunct company's finances.Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane said in court yesterday that they'll have to wait until September to hear his answer, when it is hoped that more information will become clear. Meanwhile, he entered an order in their favor to preserve any records. His back and forth with lawyers revealed how difficult it will be to get any financial compensation — or even information — from the firm.
