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Cambridge-Analytica

Last year
2022
Meta settles case in Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal
The case alleged that Facebook allowed the personal information of millions of users to be fed to Cambridge Analytica.
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Aug 27th 2022, 7:18 PM
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Facebook helped get Donald Trump elected, says senior executive
But Andrew Bosworth said Facebook didn’t play the kind of the role everyone thinks it did.
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Jan 8th 2020, 9:03 AM
Brexit Party MEP admits she worked for parent company of Cambridge Analytica
When initially interviewed by Channel 4 News, she denied involvement with Cambridge Analytica.
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Jul 17th 2019, 11:36 AM
Facebook co-founder says it's time for the government to break up the tech giant
“I feel a sense of anger and responsibility,” Chris Hughes wrote, who worked on the first News Feed team.
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May 9th 2019, 6:14 PM
Facebook says whatever fine it faces over password breach is matter for Irish data watchdog
The Data Protection Commissioner has launched a statutory inquiry into Facebook’s password storage breach.
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Apr 26th 2019, 6:06 PM
'Digital gangsters' at Facebook knowingly violated data privacy and 'bullied' other tech companies
A report by the UK government has examined the tech giant’s role in spreading fake news.
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Feb 18th 2019, 8:23 AM
Washington D.C. sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
The suit alleges that Facebook misled users about the security of their data.
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Dec 19th 2018, 8:45 PM
Facebook banned 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of the year
Facebook said those closures came on top of blocking millions of attempts to create fake accounts every day.
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May 15th 2018, 9:38 PM
Cambridge Analytica shuts down amid Facebook data crisis
Cambridge Analytica sought information on Facebook to build psychological profiles on a large portion of the US electorate.
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May 2nd 2018, 8:10 PM
UK threatens to issue Zuckerberg with formal summons as he declined to appear to testify
Ignoring a formal summons could invite action by the House of Commons in the UK.
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May 1st 2018, 4:49 PM
WhatsApp bans under 16s from using its app in Europe
The previous minimum age was 13 years old.
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Apr 25th 2018, 8:04 AM
Facebook rolling out tool in Ireland to help combat fake abortion referendum advertisements
Two Facebook executives spoke before an Oireachtas committee this afternoon.
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Apr 17th 2018, 6:29 PM
Facebook to admit 'they could have done better' responding to data concerns in Ireland
Up to 44,687 people in Ireland may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
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Apr 17th 2018, 12:05 AM
Mark Zuckerberg among the 87 million Facebook users whose data was sold
He also defended using people’s data as currency to fund Facebook as a free service.
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Apr 11th 2018, 9:26 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is getting a grilling by Congress over Facebook privacy fears
The Facebook CEO told Congress how the social media giant is handling the security fallout from Cambridge Analytica.
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Apr 10th 2018, 8:02 PM
Data Commissioner 'actively supervising Facebook’s progress in cleaning up its act'
Up to 45,000 Irish Facebook profiles may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
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Apr 5th 2018, 9:45 PM
Cambridge Analytica: UK regulator probing Facebook over data used in political campaigns
Facebook has admitted that data of up to 87 million users was shared with Cambridge Analytica.
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Apr 5th 2018, 6:42 PM
Poll: Do you trust Facebook?
Up to 45,000 Irish profiles on the social media site may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
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Apr 5th 2018, 9:52 AM
Up to 87 million people impacted by Facebook data breach
It was previously thought that 50 million users had been affected.
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Apr 4th 2018, 8:24 PM
Zuckerberg says no: Facebook CEO turns down request to appear before British MPs
The company has offered to send two other executives.
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Mar 27th 2018, 2:08 PM
How many foreign groups are buying Facebook ads as part of the abortion referendum debate?
We look at how Facebook adverts are targeting Irish people ahead of the referendum.
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Mar 25th 2018, 8:30 PM
Zuckerberg runs ads in 9 British and US newspapers to say sorry for data scandal
“We have a responsibility to protect your information. If we can’t we don’t deserve it,” the Facebook CEO said.
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Mar 25th 2018, 5:11 PM
Offices of Cambridge Analytica raided by UK information commissioner
Around 18 enforcement agents entered the company’s London headquarters at around 8pm to execute the warrant.
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Mar 23rd 2018, 10:10 PM
Steve Bannon tries to distance himself from Cambridge Analytica
“Facebook data is for sale all over the world,” Trump’s former chief strategist said.
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Mar 23rd 2018, 12:52 PM
Zuckerberg says there was a 'breach of trust' between Facebook and its users
“I started Facebook, and at the end of the day I’m responsible for what happens on our platform.”
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Mar 21st 2018, 8:04 PM
'I am being used as a scapegoat': Academic who mined Facebook data for Cambridge Analytica
The communication firm is accused of stealing information from 50 million Facebook users’ profiles.
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Mar 21st 2018, 10:02 AM
Poll: Will you change your behaviour online because of the Cambridge Analytica scandal?
It has been reported in recent days that Cambridge Analytica allegedly collected information from 50 million Facebook users.
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Mar 21st 2018, 8:41 AM
'Your phone is a data goldmine': What you can do to protect yourself against data mining
Experts say social media users need to pay attention to the information they agree to share.
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Mar 21st 2018, 6:05 AM
'Appearances can be deceptive' - CEO falls on sword, but did Cambridge Analytica swing the US election for Trump?
Former chief executive of CA Alexander Nix is at the centre of a firestorm concerning the alleged swinging of the 2016 US election in Donald Trump’s favour.
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Mar 20th 2018, 8:46 PM
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner "following up" with Facebook over Cambridge Analytica
The London based firm has been credited with helping Donald Trump win the 2016 US Presidential election.
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Mar 20th 2018, 3:05 PM
Poll: Are you considering deleting your Facebook?
#DeleteFacebook is trending, but what do you think?
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Mar 20th 2018, 9:25 AM
Explainer: What is Cambridge Analytica? The firm at the heart of Facebook's alleged data breach
The communication firm is accused of stealing information from 50 million Facebook users’ profiles.
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Mar 20th 2018, 8:56 AM
Cambridge Analytica executives filmed allegedly touting use of bribery, entrapment to swing elections around the world
A new report by Channel 4 News includes undercover footage where employees of the shadowy data firm allegedly discuss the nature of their business.
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Mar 19th 2018, 9:51 PM
Here's why there's uproar again about Facebook and the data firm used by Trump's 2016 campaign
A former employee of Cambridge Analytica has said the firm is “a full-service propaganda machine”.
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Mar 19th 2018, 3:33 PM
Facebook accused of misleading British parliament over data leak risk
The social media platform has suspended Cambridge Analytica, which is best known for working on Donald Trump’s election campaign.
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Mar 18th 2018, 6:12 PM