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Brexit ad blitz data firm paid by Vote Leave broke privacy laws, watchdogs find – TechCrunch

A joint investigation by watchdogs in Canada and British Columbia has found that Cambridge Analytica-linked data firm, Aggregate IQ, broke privacy…

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Facebook really doesn’t want you to read these emails – TechCrunch

Oh hey y’all, it’s Friday! It’s August! Which means it’s a great day for Facebook to drop a little news…

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Facebook denies making contradictory claims on Cambridge Analytica and other ‘sketchy’ apps – TechCrunch

Facebook has denied contradicting itself in evidence to the UK parliament and a US public prosecutor. Last month the Department…

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Facebook ignored staff warnings about “sketchy” Cambridge Analytica in September 2015 – TechCrunch

Facebook employees tried to alert the company about the activity of Cambridge Analytica as early as September 2015, per the…

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FTC also sues Cambridge Analytica, settles with former CEO and app developer – TechCrunch

As part of the investigation against Facebook’s privacy lapses, the FTC announced today that it is suing Cambridge Analytica. The…

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Facebook appeals UK data watchdog’s £500k Cambridge Analytica fine – TechCrunch

Facebook has said it will appeal against a £500,000 penalty issued by the UK’s data watchdog this summer following a…

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Facebook must change and policymakers must act on data, warns UK watchdog – TechCrunch

The UK’s data watchdog has warned that Facebook must overhaul its privacy-hostile business model or risk burning user trust for…

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UK watchdog hands Facebook maximum $500K fine over Cambridge Analytica data breach – TechCrunch

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that it has hit Facebook with a maximum $500,000 ($645,000) fine around…

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Cambridge Analytica’s Nix said it licensed ‘millions of data points’ from Acxiom, Experian, Infogroup to target US voters – TechCrunch

The repeat grilling by the U.K. parliament’s DCMS committee today of Alexander Nix, the former CEO of the now ex company…

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In audit update, Facebook says it has suspended 200

Facebook’s retroactive purge of data collection abusers is underway. In a blog post, Facebook delivered an “update” on its efforts…