Facebook said yesterday that the personal information of 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly exchanged with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, compared to a previous estimate of more than 50 million on average. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on a conference call [...]
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Less than half of Americans trust Facebook under U.S. privacy laws, after a Reuters / Ipsos poll released today illustrating the challenge faced by the social media network following the personal information scandal. The survey, conducted from Wednesday to Friday, also found that fewer [...]
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Facebook, in the words of its founder Zuckerberg, said that its users' data cannot be completely safe. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the CEO of Facebook explained that the investigation launched by the group, after the scandal associated with the alleged abuses of Cambridge Analytica will help to identify and discourage who [...]
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today that his company has made mistakes in processing data belonging to 50 million users and has promised tougher measures to restrict developers' access to the data. The largest social media network in the world is facing increasing scrutiny by [...]
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As reported by the Nova agency, the Indian government, through the newspaper "Hindustan Times", has threatened to take harsh actions against social media, such as Facebook, should their involvement in any illicit maneuvers of influence in the electoral process of the country. According to the facts reported by the newspaper, the government also announced that [...]
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Britain is investigating whether Facebook has done enough to protect data after a political consultant hired by Donald Trump improperly accessed information on 50 million Facebook users, Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said today. Denham is awaiting a warrant to investigate the company's offices in [...]
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Cambridge Analytica, accused and investigated for the affair of private data stolen from the network on Facebook and used to influence important electoral campaigns. The company collected the personal data of over 50 million social media users, violating its policy and influencing the US presidential elections, Brexit and other election campaigns, according to [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The diatribe between Facebook and the Cambridge Analytica company demonstrates what exists behind social networks and how they can influence the opinion of unsuspecting users. Let's go into the details of the story to discover the unimaginable. Facebook said it had suspended political analytics company Cambridge Analytica from the network, which [...]
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