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How Cambridge Analytica procured Facebook data
Here is everything we know so far about Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm at the centre of the Facebook data breach scandal
4 min read29 Mar 2018Do away with consent to strengthen data privacy
As much as autonomy is necessary, consent is irrevocably broken, and in today's world of take-it-or-leave-it contracts, its continued use is meaningless
4 min read28 Mar 2018Mark Zuckerberg breaks silence, but this is the most confusing apology if ever there was one
Facebook is working on a three step plan to ensure that a repeat of the Cambridge Analytica crisis is averted, but users aren't at best pleased
4 min read22 Mar 2018Is Big Data a threat to free democratic choice?
The Cambridge Analytica controversy raises several uncomfortable questions
4 min read22 Mar 2018How the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica saga unfolded
Facebook is under fire following reports that the personal data of 50 million users were obtained by Cambridge Analytica to help elect US President Donald Trump.
3 min read22 Mar 2018Academic behind Facebook breach says political influence was exaggerated
Psychologist Aleksandr Kogan told the BBC that he was being made a scapegoat by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, the company hired by Donald Trump for his election campaign
4 min read21 Mar 2018UK investigates Facebook over data breach, to raid Cambridge Analytica
Britain is investigating whether Facebook did enough to secure data after reports that a political consultancy hired by Donald Trump improperly accessed information about 50 million Facebook users
5 min read20 Mar 2018Facebook falls as pressure mounts on Mark Zuckerberg over data leak
Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are calling on Mark Zuckerberg to appear before lawmakers to explain how UK-based Cambridge Analytica was able to harvest the personal data
3 min read19 Mar 2018Facebook reviewing whether employee knew of Donald Trump data firm leak
Facebook is reviewing whether one of its own employees knew about a leak of 50 million user information to Cambridge Analytica, the firm that helped Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential campaign
1 min read19 Mar 2018Popular Topics
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