FTC confirms Facebook probe; NC attorney general, 36 others demand answers about user privacy

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North Carolina law enforcement officials are getting involved in the investigation of Facebook.

Facebook is being investigated for its lack of privacy in individual user data due to a scandal by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that retrieved data from millions of private users without their permission or knowledge. Cambridge Analytica is connected with President Donald Trump's campaign and is accused of influencing voters in the 2016 election.

Now Facebook is being questioned by the Federal Trade Commission as to how private user data was able to be obtained.

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