Judge Orders Facebook to Disclose Data on Apps in Privacy Lawsuit

A Massachusetts judge has ordered Facebook to turn over data about thousands of apps that may have mishandled its users’ personal information, rejecting the tech giant’s earlier attempts to withhold the key details from state investigators. The decision amounted to a significant early victory for Maura Healey, the Democratic attorney general of Massachusetts, who said in a statement that Facebook users — and local watchdogs — “have a right to know” whether the company broke the law and violated people’s privacy.