Tag: Cambridge Analytica
Professor Kogan Claims Deeper Ties with Facebook; Apologizes for Cambridge Analytica Scandal
A noted Cambridge University researcher one day, public enemy number one the next, 32-year old Aleksandr Kogan has endured more public scrutiny over the...
PwC Let Facebook Off The Hook In Privacy Audit During Cambridge Analytica’s Data Collection
For past several weeks, Facebook has been at the center of attention of lawmakers across the world, citing the social media's role in the...
Cambridge Analytica Wanted to Raise Money Through ICO, Cryptocurrency
Controversial British data analytics company Cambridge Analytica was apparently planning to issue its own cryptocurrency later this year. According to Reuters, the company was...
Much More Than 87 Million Accounts Targeted, Many Apps Used, Ex-Cambridge Analytica Director Reveals
Facebook's recent revelation that the personal data of almost 87 million people was stolen by the Cambridge Analytica is an under-estimate, a former CA...
Employees Reportedly Say Zuckerberg May Not Know Much About How Facebook Ads Work
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might have become a fair game for meme makers and comedians for his humanoid demeanour at the US senate hearings....
Cambridge Analytica Also Accessed Private Facebook Messages in Data Scraping: Report
The flames erupting from the recent controversy involving Cambridge Analytica and the misuse of Facebook users' private data has hardly subsided. Zuckerberg spent half...
My Personal Data was Also Compromised, Says Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg finally made his highly-anticipated appearance before the US Congress recently, but far from being a grilling session, the hearing proved to be...
Zuckerberg Dodges Peter Thiel Questions, Declines to Reveal Personal Details in ‘Easy’ Senate Hearing
During his testimony at the US Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was expected to be grilled by US lawmakers about the company's lax privacy safeguards...
Full Testimony: Mark Zuckerberg Takes Responsibility; Apologizes for Data Abuse
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is engaged in some groundwork before his public appearance in front of the Congress on Tuesday when he will be...
Did Cambridge Analytica Steal Your Facebook Data? Here’s How You Can Find Out
Mark Zuckerberg is set to face the US Congress for a testimony mid-week following the uproar due to the exploitation of users' private data...
Facebook Suspends CubeYou for Using Cambridge Analytica-Like Data Harvesting Methods
Ever since news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal spread all over the internet, Facebook has been in a state of cleanups; fixing things all...
Facebook Users Will Have to Pay to Fully Opt Out of Ads, Says Sheryl...
In an interview to American television network NBC on Thursday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said that the only way to stop ads altogether on...
Cambridge Analytica Scraped Data of 5.6 Lakh Facebook Accounts Through Just 335 Users
Although the majority of users affected by the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal were from the US, other countries are also learning about the extent of...
Most of 2 Billion Users Affected; Cambridge Analytica Scraped 87 Million Accounts: Facebook
Just when you thought that the Cambridge Analytica scandal couldn't get any murkier, it has. In a blog post yesterday, Facebook said that it...
Mark Zuckerberg to Testify Twice Before US Lawmakers Next Week
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before US lawmakers at the Capitol Hill next week about how the social media giant protects the privacy...
Mark Zuckerberg Evades Questions with More Rhetoric in Latest Interview
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data leak scandal, Mark Zuckerberg's first public outing for damage control comprised of a post which was...
South Korea is Also Investigating Facebook’s Privacy Practices
As if its troubles in the US, the UK and the EU weren't bad enough, Facebook is now facing investigations from South Korea's state-run...
Facebook Advertisers Will Now Have to Guarantee That User Data Was Obtained With Consent
Under fire for failing to protect user privacy, Facebook has gone on damage control mode, and is announcing a slew of new initiatives that...
Leaked Facebook Memo Shows It Was Willing to Sacrifice Privacy to Achieve Growth
Anyone who has worked in a startup knows the painstaking task of achieving growth. Even startups that grow into massive conglomerates have to constantly...
Facebook Also Saved Some Videos That Were Never Posted on the Site: Report
The Cambridge Analytica controversy is opening up a Pandora's box that's bringing forth new allegations about Facebook's data collection procedures seemingly every other day....