--Facebook Inc. (FB) is appealing a fine levied against it by the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office that was imposed in the wake of revelations Cambridge Analytica improperly handled users' data, the BBC reported Tuesday.

--Facebook is arguing that because the ICO was unable to find evidence that U.K. users' data was improperly shared, the GBP500,000 wasn't justified, the report said.

--The fine was the maximum allowed under U.K. law. At the time it was imposed, the regulator said it would have handed the social network a bigger fine if it could have.

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46292818

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 21, 2018 13:10 ET (18:10 GMT)

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