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Facebook suspends 200 apps over data misuse investigation

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has so far suspended around 200 apps in the first stage of its review into apps that had access to large quantities of user data, a response to a scandal around political consultancy Cambridge Analytica......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 14th, 2018

Facebook suspends 200 apps over possible data misuse

Facebook has suspended 200 apps for possible misuse of user data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal......»»

Category: topSource: cnnMay 14th, 2018

Facebook broke the law and faces maximum fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal, UK watchdog says

Facebook broke British law by failing to safeguard user data, and by not telling tens of millions of people how Cambridge Analytica h.....»»

Category: topSource: cnnJul 10th, 2018

Facebook faces maximum fine in UK for data scandal

Facebook broke British law by failing to safeguard user data, and by not telling tens of millions of people how Cambridge Analytica h.....»»

Category: topSource: cnnJul 11th, 2018

Tim Cook reportedly told Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook should delete all data it collected after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and he was "stunned" by the suggestion

At the annual Sun Valley billionaire retreat, the Apple CEO reportedly took aim at Facebook.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 26th, 2021

Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user data

The Australian privacy regulator filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc accusing the social media giant of sharing the personal details of more than 300,000 people with political consultant Cambridge Analytica without their knowledge......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 9th, 2020

California probing Facebook, demands subpoenaed documents

California is investigating Facebook Inc's disclosure of user data to Cambridge Analytica and other partners. Zachary Goelman reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersNov 6th, 2019

Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps

Facebook says it has suspended over 69,000 apps over concerns about their use of personal data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN AM to discuss the latest......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 24th, 2019

Twitter earnings growth relied on selling user data

Amid controversy about social-media companies’ treatment of users’ data in the wake of Facebook Inc.’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, Twitter Inc. is making a bigger business out of selling such information......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 25th, 2018

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower briefs House Dems

Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower behind revelations about Cambridge Analytica's handling of Facebook user data, o.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 24th, 2018

Facebook: How to Check If Cambridge Analytica Hijacked Your Account Data

Facebook's entire user base braces to find out who was affected in the data misuse scandal......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 9th, 2018

A team of experts is reportedly coaching Mark Zuckerberg so he doesn"t mess up his first congressional hearing (FB)

AP Mark Zuckerberg will appear before US politicians in public for the first time on Tuesday to explain Facebook's mishandling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to the New York Times. Zuckerberg has generally a.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 9th, 2018

Facebook Suspends 2 More Data Firms as Cambridge Analytica Fallout Spreads

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Category: europeSource: fortuneApr 8th, 2018

Facebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge Analytica - CNBC

CNBCFacebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge AnalyticaCNBCData analytics firm CubeYou used personality quizzes clearly labeled for "non-profit academic research" to help marketers find c.....»»

Category: topSource: googlenewsApr 8th, 2018

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook knew about Cambridge Analytica two-and-a-half years ago but we didn"t check (FB)

NBC Facebook knew Cambridge Analytica was mishandling user data two-and-a-half years ago, COO Sheryl Sandberg told NBC. But when the company discovered the problem, execs relied o.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2018

Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook knew about Cambridge Analytica two-and-a-half years ago but they didn"t check (FB)

NBC Facebook knew Cambridge Analytica was mishandling user data two-and-a-half years ago, COO Sheryl Sandber.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Twitter sold data to researcher linked to Cambridge Analytica

Twitter Inc. said it sold data to the Cambridge University academic who had separately shared user data he gleaned from Facebook Inc. with third parties including the controversial research firm Cambridge Analytica......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 30th, 2018

Twitter Says It Sold Data to Cambridge University Researcher

Twitter said it sold data to the Cambridge University academic who had separately shared user data he gleaned from Facebook with third parties including Cambridge Analytica......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjApr 30th, 2018

Cambridge Analytica and parent SCL Elections shutting down

(Reuters) - Cambridge Analytica, the data firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent firm SCL Elections Ltd are shutting down immediately, the company said on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 2nd, 2018

Cambridge Analytica shutting down after Facebook data flap

Cambridge Analytica was accused of improperly gaining access to the sensitive user information of as many as 87 million Facebook users......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 2nd, 2018