Judge Orders Facebook to Turn Over Records on Data Privacy
30 May 2019The data of more than 50 million Facebook users had been misappropriated without their knowledge by Cambridge Analytica in 2015.
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Facebook Anticipates an FTC Privacy Fine of Up to $5 Billion
24 April 2019The one-time charge slashed Facebook's first-quarter net income considerably, although revenue grew by 25% in the period.
Documents Show Facebook Used User Data as Competitive Weapon
5 December 2018Facebook called the documents misleading and said the information they contain is "only part of the story."
Lawsuit Accuses Brexit Backers of Running British Voter Data Through Mississippi in Violation of UK Law
19 June 2018Arron Banks brought "Cambridge Analytica on steroids" to the United States to hide it from British authorities, lawyer says.
Code Developed By Canadian Firm Hints at Voter ‘Disengagement’ Efforts in United States
13 June 2018The Trump campaign claimed that it could suppress Clinton votes twelve days before the 2016 election; unsecured files linked to a Canadian company offer insights into how that might be possible.
Papua New Guinea Newspaper Stands By Report of Facebook Ban Despite Lawmaker’s Claims
30 May 2018Communications Minister Sam Basil accused the Post-Courier of "distorting" statements in a widely-circulated report.
Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down — But Key Figures Open New Firm
3 May 2018The firm is under investigation in both the United States and Britain.
UK Academic Says Data Firm Helped Trump Campaign Spread Fear
16 April 2018A propaganda expert who has studied Cambridge Analytica says the company helped Donald Trump's presidential campaign use false statements and anti-Muslim messages to spread fear and resentment in swing states he needed to win.
Zuckerberg: It’s ‘Entirely Possible’ Cambridge Analytica Activities Overlapped With Indicted Russian Firm
10 April 2018Legal troubles continue to mount for the embattled psychographics firm as Facebook's chief executive officer speaks before Congress.
Can Facebook Users Receive $17,500 Each Over a ‘Data Breach’?
6 April 2018Facebook users everywhere are not entitled to collect cash in compensation over the Cambridge Analytica user data controversy.
Did Facebook Suspend the Account of the Whistleblower Who Exposed Cambridge Analytica?
4 April 2018The social media giant suspended Christopher Wylie's account after he went public with accusations that the psychographics firm abused the platform.
Does Facebook Categorize Users By Political Preferences?
3 April 2018A graphic circulating online in March 2018 brought new attention to one of the company's data-gathering tools.
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