Facebook may have to disclose some app records in privacy probe, Massachusetts court rules

Massachusetts’ top court on Wednesday reversed an order requiring Facebook Inc to turn over to state Attorney General Maura Healey records identifying apps suspected of misusing customer data, but the justices said she ultimately could obtain some materials.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that while some of Facebook’s records were protected from disclosure, Healey had demonstrated a “substantial need” for materials to investigate the social media company’s privacy practices following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Healey called the decision “yet another court ruling against Facebook’s attempt to hide information from the public about other app developers that may have engaged in misconduct like Cambridge Analytica.”