Cambridge Analytica
Shreya Sen-Handley | Unfriend social media, it is time to get ‘real’
It reduces interaction to likes and emojis, quantity, not quality, with little distinction made between genuine buds and pure acquaintances
CBI registers case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for illegal data harvesting
Preliminary enquiry showed that GSR had created an app, authorised by Facebook to collect specific user datasets for research in 2014
Court approves USD 5 billion fine on Facebook for data privacy violations
Facebook made a deal with US Federal Trade Commission on fine, but privacy activists say it's too little for the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook, other tech firms manipulative, should be regulated, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower
Facebook users were profiled for vulnerability to radicalisation and were fed content to push them on to that path, says Christopher Wylie
New breach exposes data of over 9 million Facebook and Twitter users
Facebook and Twitter both would be notifying the users that it knows have been impacted by the breach.
California reveals Facebook probe, says social media company hampering investigation
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said there were 25 requests the company declined to answer or provide documents to fulfill.
Facebook CEO meets Trump, mends fences in Washington after years of being under fire
While some lawmakers like Josh Hawley were quick to upbraid the CEO, several senators praised Zuckerberg for taking extensive time to meet.
Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in response to Cambridge Analytica row
The suspended apps are associated with about 400 developers, it is not necessary that these apps were posing a threat to users.
Facebook slapped with record USD 5 billion fine by FTC
Facebook will also pay USD 100 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose the breach to investors.
FTC sues Cambridge Analytica over 'deceptive practices'
App developer Aleksandr Kogan has also agreed to follow the orders and destroy all personal information.