Facebook and Cambridge Analytica suffer backlash following data breach claims

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica suffer backlash following data breach claims

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have suffered backlash following claims the political consultancy firm harvested 50 million Facebook users and amp;#39; data to influence the 2016 U.S. election.Facebook and amp;#39;s stock value fell 7% at the end of Wall Street trading on March, 19 and the U.K. Information Commissioner is seeking a warrant to search Cambridge Analytica and amp;#39;s servers.A story published by the Observer and further investigated by Channel 4 News and the New York Times also revealed the company boasted about honey traps, entrapping politicians and fake news campaigns. Mar 21, 2018
What is Cambridge Analytica? Election data firm used by Trump harvested data on 50 million Facebook users

What is Cambridge Analytica? Election data firm used by Trump harvested data on 50 million Facebook users

Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm hired by Donald Trump and amp;#39;s election team, harvested data on 50 million Facebook users for targeted political propaganda campaigns, reported The Observer and The New York Times on March 17. The Observer said Cambridge Analytica used the data, taken without authorization in early 2014, to build a software program to predict and influence choices at the ballot box. Mar 19, 2018