(Eagle News) — The Philippines had the second most number of Facebook accounts that may have been improperly accessed by British political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica. In a post, Mike Schroepfer, Facebook’s chief technology officer, said 1,175,870 accounts may have been affected, only next to the 70, 632,350 that may have been affected in the United States. Schroepfer said the Philippines was followed by Indonesia (1,096,666 accounts), the United Kingdom (1,079,001), Mexico (789,.880), Canada (622,161), and […]
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UK regulators search Cambridge Analytica offices
by Joe Jackson Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British regulators on Friday began searching the London offices of Cambridge Analytica (CA), the scandal-hit communications firm at the heart of the Facebook data scandal, shortly after a judge approved a search warrant. Around 18 enforcement agents from the office of Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham entered the company’s London headquarters at around 8:00pm (2000 GMT) to execute the warrant. The High Court granted […]
Zuckerberg apology fails to quiet Facebook storm
by Glenn Chapman / with Robin Millard in London Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States – A public apology by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg failed Thursday to quell outrage over the hijacking of personal data from millions of people, as critics demanded that the social media giant go much further to protect user privacy. Speaking out for the first time about the harvesting of Facebook user data by a British firm linked to Donald Trump’s […]





