Facebook’s Data Misuse Controversy Could Be Big Trouble for the Company. Here’s What to Know

[f500link ignore=true]Facebook[/f500link] is under fire this week over a controversy involving tens of millions of users' personal information.

The drama began when the $500 billion company admitted Friday that data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica, which has close ties to President Trump's election campaign and right-leaning megadonors, used data that had been collected from 50 million users without their consent. Facebook has since suspended Cambridge Analytica's access to its platform.