Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules

Delete the data, and don’t do any of that again, the FTC told the data analytics company, which already filed for bankruptcy in 2018. Continue reading Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules

Another company’s been harvesting Facebook user data

Like Cambridge Analytica, Cubeyou also gobbled users’ data with personality quizzes, under the guise of “research.” Continue reading Another company’s been harvesting Facebook user data

Cambridge Analytica’s secret coding sauce allegedly leaked

The exposed data, available free by registering an email address, shows CA used software developed by AggregateIQ to sway US elections.

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New whistleblower says Facebook turned a blind eye to covert data harvesting

Sandy Parakilas, formerly responsible for policing data breaches, said ignorance was bliss and assumed to protect Facebook from liability. Continue reading New whistleblower says Facebook turned a blind eye to covert data harvesting

Facebook loses control of 50 million users’ data, suspends analytics firm

Facebook has suspended Cambridge Analytica for violating its platform policies. Continue reading Facebook loses control of 50 million users’ data, suspends analytics firm