Cambridge Analytica

Former Cambridge Analytica chief Nix faces seven-year directorship ban

The former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica, the political consultancy which collapsed amid a scandal over its harvesting of personal data during election campaigns, is facing a seven-year ban on…

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New Cambridge Analytica leaks set to expose “industrial scale” voter manipulation

The Observer reports that an explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose the inner workings of the company…

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Facebook agrees to pay UK fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000-pound fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Britain’s information rights regulator said on…

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In 2015 Facebook downplayed Cambridge Analytica risks, documents reveal

Internal Facebook correspondence from September 2015, released as part of a US government lawsuit on Friday, reveals new details about Facebook’s early knowledge of potentially improper data collection by Cambridge…

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Cambridge Analytica worked for Leave.eu on EU referendum – Reports

Cambridge Analytica did work for Leave.EU on the EU referendum, according to emails published by a House of Commons committee, even though the company never received payment for it. Brittany…

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Russia and Cambridge Analytica has no influence on Brexit result, Facebook investigation shows

Facebook’s spokesperson, Nick Clegg, says he has found no evidence of a significant attempt by “outside forces” to sway the Brexit referendum. The former Liberal party leader also argued that…

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Italy fines Facebook €1 million over Cambridge Analytica case

Italy's privacy regulator said Friday that it was fining Facebook one million euros for offenses related to the Cambridge Analytica case. The disgraced and now-defunct British company harvested the personal…

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Facebook sues analytics firm over alleged data misuse

Facebook is suing a South Korean firm, Rankwave, it accuses of unlawfully using data to sell marketing and advertising. The social network is asking a judge to force Rankwave to…

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Facebook removes hundreds of accounts in UK, Romania

Facebook for the first time Facebook has taken down accounts linked to domestic groups in their country. Politico reported that it had removed hundreds of false accounts that promoted…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your Tuesday's morning briefing with a review of the main news outlets from around the world and Malta's newspapers. The Times reports links between the Labour Party and…

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Facebook suspends another data firm on possible violations

CNBC/Euronews reports that Facebook, which is still dealing with fallout from the scandal over user data improperly obtained by consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, has suspended another data-analytics firm over possible policy…

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UK: How political parties collect data and target you

Euronews: Elections are becoming “increasingly datafied” as political parties tap into big data to target their messaging and this could have a “significant impact” at the ballot box, Britain’s Information Commissioner’s…

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Julian Assange and Cambridge Analytica director met in February – The Guardian

The Guardian revealed that a Cambridge Analytica director apparently visited Julian Assange in February last year and told friends that the reason for the meeting was to discuss what happened during…

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Facebook had data-sharing partnerships with four Chinese electronics companies

The New York Times report that Facebook has data-sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese electronics companies, including a manufacturing giant that has a close relationship with China’s government, the social…

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FBI investigating Cambridge Analytica

The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI are investigating Cambridge Analytica, over its handling of Facebook Inc user information, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Prosecutors have sought to question former…

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Cambridge Analytica ordered to release data on US voter

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand a US voter all personal information the company holds about him. The order was issued on Friday and…

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Cambridge Analytica to shut down

Cambridge Analytica, the data firm involved in the controversy over its handling of Facebook user data, and its British parent firm SCL Elections Ltd are shutting down immediately, the company…

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EU proposes measures to tackle online disinformation

The European Commission is proposing measures to tackle disinformation online, including an EU-wide Code of Practice on Disinformation, support for an independent network of fact-checkers, and a series of actions…

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CNN : The evolution of Zuckerberg from a techie to a world leader overseeing a nation of two billion people he created

CNN's Mark Zuckerberg's growing up moment. CNN's Laurie Segall meets Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg before he addresses the US Congress and gives account of how the techie geek evolved into a world leader,…

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Facebook is sharing…and its wrong!

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has said the social network "didn't do enough" to protect user data in a written statement to the US Congress. Ahead of appearances before US Congress…

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87 million people’s data improperly shared by Facebook.

Reuters report that Facebook said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a…

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