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Facebook could see a substantial fine from the FTC
Last March, we learned that Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to access personal information of 87 million users, the social media giant has faced a lot of pushback into…
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Cambridge Analytica and the Facebook data scandal: how the data was harvested, the fallout for Mark Zuckerberg, testimony, fines and the firm’s closure.
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Cambridge Analytica permanently closes doors after Facebook scandal
As of today, scandal-ridden Cambridge Analytica has shut down. The firm experienced great backlash from consumers and politicians alike, and faces continuous investigations, The Wall Street Journal reports.…
Business
Cambridge Analytica was interested in jumping on the crypto bandwagon
Before Cambridge Analytica came on the radar after improperly obtaining data of millions of Facebook users, the firm was reportedly working on a digital currency. Interestingly, the cryptocurrency…
Cybersecurity
Cambridge Analytica ex-CEO will no longer testify in UK
Cambridge Analytica's ex-CEO, Alexander Nix, has refused to testify before the U.K. Parliament's media committee. Committee Chairman Damian Collins announced the decision a day before his scheduled appearance,…
Cybersecurity
Cambridge Analytica may have used other quizzes to collect Facebook data
In a testimony today with a UK committee investigating the misuse of Facebook users' personal data, Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica employee, claimed in her spoken and…
Apps
Starting tomorrow, you can sign up for Bumble without a Facebook account
In the wake of the whole Cambridge Analytica situation and Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony, the dating app Bumble is bringing more options to users for when they try…
Business
Acting CEO of Cambridge Analytica is stepping down
Cambridge Analytica's leadership may be going through a shakeup because the tech firm announced that its acting CEO, Alexander Tayler, is stepping down. He will resume his post…
Facebook
Here’s how to watch Mark Zuckerberg’s first congressional hearing
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will make his first of two appearances before congressional committees this afternoon. Starting at 2:15PM ET, Zuckerberg will begin to testify before both the…
Facebook
Cambridge Analytica may have also accessed private Facebook messages
Just when you think the Cambridge Analytica scandal couldn't get any worse, it does. If you're one of those that took part in the quiz app This Is…
Facebook
Facebook will now reward you for reporting data abuse through bounty program
The amount of hot water Facebook has found itself in regarding Cambridge Analytica scandal is immense. Today and tomorrow, Company CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify in…
Facebook
Here’s how to check if Cambridge Analytica used your Facebook data
By now, we have already established that millions of Facebook users are affected by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but the one question remains: Was I affected? Well, we…
Facebook
Congress has released Mark Zuckerberg’s statement for Wednesday’s hearing
On Wednesday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress about several range of topics, including data privacy. Ahead of the heading, Congress has released a…
Facebook
Facebook has suspended another data firm: AggregateIQ
Cambridge Analytica saw suspension from Facebook over data scandal, and now another data firm is seeing suspension. Facebook announced that it has suspended Canadian data firm AggregateIQ. Per…
Business
Mark Zuckerberg to testify at joint Senate hearing on April 10th
Not only does the US government want answers, the UK Parliament has asked Mark Zuckerberg to appear before its committee to answer questions regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal.…
Cybersecurity
Privacy groups are asking tech companies to sign user data ‘security pledge’
After the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data sharing that occurred where thousands of people were affected, a number of organizations including Color of Change, ACLU and Fight for the Future…