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FTC finds that Cambridge Analytica purposefully deceived Facebook users

December 8th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Early last year, Facebook was rocked by a scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm that stealthily acquired personal information about Facebook users as part of a concerted effort to target voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The scandal catalyzed a nationwide discussion about online privacy and birthed the growing narrative that tech …

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Facebook user data collected by key Cambridge Analytica researcher was available online for years

May 15th, 2018

Chris Smith

Some two months have passed since the Cambridge Analytica shady Facebook user data practices were first exposed, and we’re not done learning new things about this huge privacy mess. A brand new report now tells us that data harvested from Facebook by University of Cambridge researchers was available online to anyone looking to obtain it. …

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Facebook suspended 200 more apps that may have breached your privacy like Cambridge Analytica

May 14th, 2018

Chris Smith

Well, that was fast! Facebook on Monday revealed that as many as 200 Facebook apps may have misused your data just like Cambridge Analytica. Following the Cambridge Analytica revelations, Mark Zuckerberg promised that Facebook would perform an internal audit to see whether any developers violated the privacy of Facebook users in a similar manner. That …

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The Cambridge Analytica scandal hasn’t really hurt Facebook at all

May 7th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

Despite all of the outrage directed at Facebook on account of the Cambridge Analytica saga, a new poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos reveals that the social networking giant hasn’t seen a significant drop-off in usage over the past few weeks. So even though Facebook is still being lambasted by the tech media, and even though a …

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Cambridge Analytica is shutting down

May 2nd, 2018

Chris Mills

Cambridge Analytica, the data firm at the heart of the Facebook privacy scandal and a company that some credit for Donald Trump’s election victory, is ceasing all operations effective today. According to the Wall Street Journal, an anonymous source confirmed that the company is ceasing all operations today and closing down its office. Gizmodo has also reviewed documentation …

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Cambridge Analytica may have accessed private Facebook messages as well

April 11th, 2018

Jacob Siegal

If you thought the torrent of Cambridge Analytica revelations might finally be coming to an end, we have bad news for you. Earlier this week, notifications began appearing at the top of News Feeds to let users know if they used the This Is Your Digital Life quiz app, which is the app that allowed …

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You really should check if your Facebook data was stolen by Cambridge Analytica

April 9th, 2018

Chris Mills

It might be the start of a whole new week, but the ongoing Facebook privacy scandal is showing no sign of cooling off. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before Congress tomorrow, but before that kicks off, Facebook will finally be notifying users who had their data stolen by Cambridge Analytica. In typical Facebook fashion, there’s …

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Facebook data leak whistleblower warns that your private info may be stored in Russia

April 9th, 2018

Zach Epstein

It seems like every single day brings with it startling new revelations in the ongoing Facebook data leak scandal. With CEO Mark Zuckerberg preparing to testify before congress for two days week, the company would no doubt appreciate it if troubling new developments surrounding the Cambridge Analytica ordeal would stop dominating the news cycle for …

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Facebook says Cambridge Analytica data breach was even worse than we thought

April 4th, 2018

Jacob Siegal

Facebook’s ongoing charm offensive following the Cambridge Analytica scandal took a hit this week as the company revealed in a blog post that far more users than originally reported may have been affected by the breach. Initial reports, such as this one from the New York Times, estimated that more than 50 million users had …

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Researcher at the heart of Cambridge Analytica scandal calls Facebook’s account a ‘fabrication’

March 22nd, 2018

Chris Smith

Last week, Facebook firmly bolted the gate after the departing horses and told the world that it was suspending Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group from Facebook. That’s the kind of announcement that should have come at least two years ago, given Facebook’s knowledge of the matter. But Facebook came forward only now as it knew …