Cambridge Analytica

(Another) Facebook Quiz Exposed Data On 120M Users
(Another) Facebook Quiz Exposed Data On 120M Users
June 29, 2018  |  Facebook

A hacker has found that a Facebook quiz has exposed the information of more than 120 million monthly users— even after they deleted the app. Inti...

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Facebook Will Remove Trending News Feature
Facebook Will Remove Trending News Feature
June 01, 2018  |  Facebook

Four years after rolling out Trending news on its homepage, Facebook is taking down the feature. In addition, Facebook plans to remove third-party partner integrations...

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Half Of Facebook Users Report Privacy Concerns Over Sharing Content
Half Of Facebook Users Report Privacy Concerns Over Sharing Content
June 01, 2018  |  Facebook

Despite the revelations surrounding Cambridge Analytica, Facebook users don’t appear to be leaving the platform. A recent Thomson Reuters survey found that more than a...

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Is GDPR EU’s Frankenstein Monster?
Is GDPR EU’s Frankenstein Monster?
May 31, 2018  |  Regulation

Two hundred years ago, the world was introduced to Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Mary Shelley’s book “Frankenstein” was published in January 1818 and told the story...

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Internet Stunt Artist Lists His Facebook Data On eBay
Internet Stunt Artist Lists His Facebook Data On eBay
May 30, 2018  |  Data

If someone is going to profit off consumers’ Facebook data, it might as well be the consumer, right? That was Oli Frost’s thinking, which is...

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Why Context Is Important In Commerce
Why Context Is Important In Commerce
May 23, 2018  |  Today In Data

In commerce, as in life, timing is everything. Show the right user the right Facebook offering at the right moment, and many will make a...

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Consumer Advocacy Groups Want Facebook Broken Up
Consumer Advocacy Groups Want Facebook Broken Up
May 21, 2018  |  Facebook

A group of progressive advocacy groups, including MoveOn and Demand Progress, is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to break up Facebook in the wake...

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Regulators Eyeing Social Media In Europe
Regulators Eyeing Social Media In Europe
May 21, 2018  |  Regulation

Against the backdrop of social media controversy — remember Facebook, of course, and 87 million users’ data exposed to Cambridge Analytica — oversight is tightening...

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Cambridge Analytica Being Investigated By US Justice Department And FBI
Cambridge Analytica Being Investigated By US Justice Department And FBI
May 17, 2018  |  Facebook

The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI are investigating Cambridge Analytica over its handling of Facebook user information. According to The New York Times, prosecutors...

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