Tag: Cambridge Analytica

Facebook suspends ‘tens of thousands’ of apps in privacy review

by Glenn CHAPMAN © Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook said Friday it suspended “tens of thousands” of apps on its platform as a result of a privacy practices review launched following a scandal involving Cambridge Analytica. The review started in 2018 after revelations that the political consultancy hijacked personal data on millions of Facebook users, and it included attorneys, external investigators, data scientists, engineers, policy specialists and others, according to a […]

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Britain to fine Facebook over data breach

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s data regulator has said it will fine Facebook half a million pounds ($660,000) for failing to protect users’ data, in an inquiry into whether personal information had been misused by campaigns on both sides of Britain’s 2016 EU referendum. An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has focused on the social media giant since earlier this year, when evidence emerged that an app had been used to […]

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Cambridge Analytica files for voluntary bankruptcy in US: court filing

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — British political consulting group Cambridge Analytica filed for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York, court documents showed. The firm, whose attorney filed late Wednesday, announced early May that it would close and file for bankruptcy in Britain and the United States after failing to recover from the Facebook data scandal. The documents, seen by AFP, listed Cambridge Analytica LLC’s estimated assets in the […]

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg agrees closed-door talks with MEPs

by Alex Pigman Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to meet European Parliament members behind closed-doors to answer questions in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a top official said on Wednesday. Senior lawmakers have “agreed that Mark Zuckerberg should come to clarify issues related to the use of personal data in a meeting with representatives of the European Parliament,” the parliament’s leader Antonio Tajani said in […]

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Cambridge Analytica to close after Facebook data scandal

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Cambridge Analytica, the British marketing analytics firm, announced Wednesday that it was closing and would file for insolvency in Britain and the United States after failing to recover from the Facebook data scandal. The decision follows weeks of intense pressure on the company, hired by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, after allegations emerged it may have hijacked up to 87 million Facebook users’ data. It claimed it has been “vilified” by […]

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Zuckerberg unveils plans for Facebook dating service

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the world’s largest social network will soon include a new dating feature — while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Zuckerberg unveiled the plans as he addressed Facebook’s annual developers conference in San Jose, California — emphasizing that the focus would be on helping people find long-term […]

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Professor defends role in Cambridge Analytica data scandal

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The psychologist behind an app that harvested data from 50 million Facebook users defended his role in the scandal Sunday, saying he “never heard a word” of opposition from the social media giant. Facebook says Aleksandr Kogan’s app, This Is Your Digital Life, was downloaded by 270,000 people and also gave Kogan access to their friends. The data was passed to British communications firm Cambridge Analytica and was used to […]

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Palace cries foul over Facebook’s choice of Rappler, Vera Files as “fake news” checkers

There should be a “more partial arbiter of truth,” Roque says (Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, April 16, cried foul over Facebook’s choice of Rappler and Vera Files as fact-checkers tasked to weed out fake news and misleading content in the platform. According to Roque, there should be a “more partial arbiter of truth” that will review stories on Facebook that have been flagged as dubious. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission revoked […]

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PHL launches probe into Facebook data breach

(Eagle News)– The National Privacy Commission announced on Friday, April 13, that it was launching an investigation following Facebook’s admission data from over one million accounts of Filipinos may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica. “We are launching an investigation into Facebook to determine whether there is unauthorized processing of personal data of Filipinos, and other possible violations of the Data Privacy Act,” an excerpt of the letter sent to Zuckerberg said. The letter, […]

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‘My mistake’: Key Zuckerberg quotes in Senate Facebook grilling

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg appeared before US lawmakers Tuesday to apologize for how his company has handled the growing furor over online privacy, to promise change, and explain the social media giant’s policies. The wide-ranging questions — including about Cambridge Analytica, which used data scraped from 87 million Facebook users to target political ads ahead of the 2016 US election — put the 33-year-old billionaire under a microscope for several […]

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg contrite ahead of grilling in Congress

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg placed the blame for privacy and security lapses at the world’s largest social network squarely on himself as he girded Monday for appearances this week on Capitol Hill before angry lawmakers. In prepared remarks released by a congressional panel, Zuckerberg admitted he was too idealistic and failed to grasp how the platform — used by two billion people — could be abused and manipulated. The 33-year-old […]

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Zuckerberg to face angry lawmakers as Facebook firestorm rages

by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Amid a firestorm over Facebook’s data privacy scandal, Mark Zuckerberg appears before US lawmakers this week with mounting pressure for new regulations for social media platforms. The 33-year-old chief executive is expected to face a grilling before a Senate panel Tuesday, and follow up with an appearance in the House of Representatives the following day. His appearance comes amid a raft of inquiries on […]

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