Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725 mln
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a… Read More
2 years ago
Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica a British political consulting firm founded in 2013, the organization function included to evaluate the data, perform data-mining and strategic communication during the electoral process.
Cambridge Analytica performs evaluation and investigation for various presidential campaigns including the most controversial presidential campaign of Donald Trump which also brings Facebook under investigation and found guilty for violating user data.
The company was co-founded by Steve Bannon and Robert Mercer, there are also some reports of few millions of dollar was also invested by mercer. The organization is also being under various questions by many newspapers including The Guardian and other giants in the market.
Facebook agrees to pay fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000 pound ($644,000) fine for breaches of data protection… Read More
5 years ago
Facebook could face billions of dollars in US fine over privacy
The 2011 court-approved agreement required Facebook to notify users when it shares data with third… Read More
6 years ago
US negotiating multibillion-dollar fine with Facebook: report
US has been investigating revelations that Facebook inappropriately shared information belonging to 87 million of… Read More
6 years ago
Fix Facebook, whether it wants to or not: whistleblower
Eight months after revealing the links between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica (CA), whistleblower Christopher Wylie… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook removes ‘treason’ as tag
Facebook has removed “treason” as a keyword to identify its users’ interests for advertisers, it… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook still evasive over Cambridge Analytica and fake news
LONDON: Facebook continues to be evasive in its answers to a British parliamentary committee examining… Read More
6 years ago
Cambridge Analytica shared data with Russia: whistleblower
Political consulting group Cambridge Analytica used Russian researchers and shared data with companies linked to… Read More
7 years ago
UK orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over American’s personal data
UNITED KINGDOM: Britain’s data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the… Read More
7 years ago
Cambridge Analytica shutting down: WSJ
LONDON: The Cambridge Analytica consultancy at the centre of this year’s Facebook privacy row is… Read More
7 years ago
Majority of divisive Facebook ads bought by ‘suspicious groups’
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7 years ago
Facebook CEO says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica
Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that his own personal data was included in that of 87… Read More
7 years ago
‘I’m sorry’ for data abuses’
Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg offered apologies to US lawmakers Tuesday as he made a long-awaited… Read More
7 years ago
Here is what social media platforms and search engines know about you
The Facebook scandal involving the harvesting of data from tens of millions of users has… Read More
7 years ago
Zuckerberg says Facebook could have done more to prevent misuse
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told Congress that the social media network should have done… Read More
7 years ago
Facebook to verify identities for political ads
WASHINGTON: Facebook announced Friday that it will require any political ads on its platform to… Read More
7 years ago
Facebook says data leak hits 87 million users, widening privacy scandal
Facebook said the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United… Read More
7 years ago
Facebook cuts ties to data brokers in blow to targeted ads
Facebook said it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers… Read More
7 years ago
Facebook unveils new privacy settings amid data breach outcry
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Wednesday unveiled new privacy settings aiming to give its users more… Read More
7 years ago
US consumer agency confirms Facebook probe
A US consumer protection agency said it has opened an investigation into Facebook for potentially… Read More
7 years ago