If you used Facebook at any time during a 15-year period, keep an eye on your bank account. Settlement payments related to the several-years-old Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal are starting to roll out this month, per CBS News.
A court filing cited by CBS News says the average payment amount will come out to around $29 per person, with the maximum going all the way to $38.36. The first payments will be sent in September, with the rest going out over the course of 10 weeks. Anyone who is getting a payment should get an email a few days ahead of time. The total settlement amount came out to $725 million.
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Source: MSN News
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