Facebook agrees to settle CA data privacy lawsuit
New York/IBNS: Meta’s Facebook has in-principle agreed to settle a lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court, which seeks damages for letting third parties, including Cambridge Analytica (CA), access private data of users, a court filing showed.
Facebook had knowledge about data misuse, other cases possible: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
Sacramento, Apr 7 (IBNS): Two years prior to the Cambridge Analytica saga came to light, Facebook knew about it, said the company's COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Cambridge Analytica: Whistle-blower says firm helped major political parties in India
New Delhi/London: Christopher Wylie, the whistle-blower in the Cambridge Analytica saga, revealed on Tuesday that the UK-based firm has offices in India and has been helping major Indian political parties during election campaigns.
Cambridge Analytica worked in India, Congress was its client: Whistleblower
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Cambridge Analytica (CA), the controversial data analytics firm, "worked extensively in India," whistleblower Christopher Wylie revealed on Tuesday while testifying before the UK Parliament.
Ravi Shankar Prasad says Cong has links with Cambridge Analytica, warns Facebook
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) : Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Tuesday alleged that the Congress has links with Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting company, alleged to have harvested private data of Facebook, while warning the popular social networking site against any attempt to influence India's electoral process.
Trump's campaign data consultant Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO after UK's Channel 4 sting
London, Mar 20 (IBNS): Stories about US President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign doesn't seem to die down. The latest to have emerged from that controversial election is the role of Trump campaign’s data consultant, Cambridge Analytica, accused of using Facebook data wrongfully to influence the polls, even as the company Tuesday suspended its CEO Alexander Nix after a sting operation caught him discussing potential bribery and entrapment.