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Cambridge Analytica
195 days agoCambridge Analytica faces trial for ignoring data request enforcement notice
It was revealed last year that the firm used personal information harvested from millions of Facebook accounts.
361 days agoIndia to probe whether Cambridge Analytica misused Facebook data
Authorities will determine whether the company violated Indian laws to manipulate the electoral process.
369 days agoCA Facebook data was accessed from Russia, says UK MP leading fake news probe
Damian Collins said he wanted to know who had accessed the data.
411 days agoBoss at centre of data row tells British MPs he has been ‘victimised’
The former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix, dismissed claims the company influenced the Brexit vote as a ‘point-blank lie’.
424 days agoFacebook will not pay compensation for Cambridge Analytica case
The company made the statement in a list of written replies to questions by European Union politicians.
443 days agoUK's Information Commissioner finds in favour of professor over Cambridge Analytica personal data fight
The ICO said in a ruling that SCL must provide the data within 30 days, warning that failure to do so would be a criminal offence.
445 days agoBosses of collapsed Cambridge Analytica could still face action – ICO
Data watchdog Elizabeth Denham said she had ‘the mechanisms to pursue individuals and directors even if the company is no longer operating’.
452 days agoLatest: Mark Zuckerberg threatened with formal summons in fake news inquiry in the UK
Latest: The chairman of the British parliamentary inquiry into fake news has threatened Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg with a formal summons to give evidence before the inquiry in person.
454 days agoCompany spokesman: Cambridge Analytica is no Bond villain
Cambridge Analytica has admitted making mistakes over the Facebook data misuse scandal, but refused to be drawn into the detail of what they were.
454 days agoFormer chief executive of Cambridge Analytica accused of lying to parliamentary inquiry
The academic at the centre of a row over the use of Facebook data has accused the former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica of lying to the parliamentary inquiry into fake news.
458 days agoOutside audit cleared Facebook despite Cambridge Analytica leaks
An audit of Facebook's privacy practices for the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found no problems, even though the company knew at the time that a data-mining firm improperly obtained private data from millions of users.
469 days agoFacebook to alert users affected by Cambridge Analytica data breach
Facebook is to begin alerting users whose private data may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
473 days ago
Latest: Almost 45,000 Irish Facebook users could have had personal data improperly shared
Latest: Up to 44,687 Irish Facebook users may have had some personal information improperly accessed by Cambridge Analytica, RTÉ News has reported.
474 days agoData on 87 million Facebook users may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica
Data held by Facebook on 87 million of its users may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, the company has said.
474 days agoZuckerberg to give evidence to US committee over Facebook use of data
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is to give evidence to a US committee on April 11, according to officials.
475 days agoFacebook asks users if they think the social network is good for the world
Facebook is asking users whether they think it is "good for the world" in a poll sent to an unspecified number of people.
479 days agoApple moves to reassure users on data protection
Apple has said users of its devices should have no reason to worry about how it uses their data ahead of the EU implementing the new data protection law in May.
481 days agoFacebook announces new privacy tools to edit personal information
Facebook has announced new privacy tools that will allow users to edit personal information the social network holds.
483 days agoFacebook faces US federal investigation over privacy
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook's privacy practices following a week of scandals including whether the company engaged in "unfair acts" which cause "substantial injury" to consumers.
483 days agoDowning Street aide faces calls to quit over 'outing' of Brexit whistleblower
A Downing Street aide is facing calls to resign after allegedly "outing" a whisteblower who claimed the official Brexit campaign broke strict spending rules during the European Union referendum.
