Cambridge Analytica

Facebook Undergoes A ‘Philosophical Shift’ As It Takes On Privacy Concerns
Facebook Undergoes A ‘Philosophical Shift’ As It Takes On Privacy Concerns
May 15, 2018  |  Facebook

Since Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Capitol Hill last month following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the company has stepped up its focus on user...

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Facebook Steps Up Policing Of Its Platform
Facebook Steps Up Policing Of Its Platform
May 15, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook disclosed earlier this week its efforts to fight back against fake and offending content on its platform, revealing that in the first quarter it...

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Cambridge Analytica Shutting Down In Wake Of Facebook Data Scandal
Cambridge Analytica Shutting Down In Wake Of Facebook Data Scandal
May 02, 2018  |  Facebook

Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm that worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and has been embroiled in a data scandal with Facebook, is...

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Cambridge Analytica Researcher Calls Zuckerberg A ‘Hyprocrite’
Cambridge Analytica Researcher Calls Zuckerberg A ‘Hyprocrite’
April 24, 2018  |  Facebook

The data scientist behind the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data sharing scandal, Aleksandr Kogan, is not very happy with Mark Zuckerberg or the company he founded these...

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Professor That Gathered Facebook Data For Cambridge Analytica Is Sorry
Professor That Gathered Facebook Data For Cambridge Analytica Is Sorry
April 23, 2018  |  Facebook

Aleksandr Kogan, the professor who collected information on millions of Facebook users for Cambridge Analytica, doesn’t think he did anything wrong but regrets his role...

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Facebook Gets Rare Downgrade Over Advertising Spending Growth
Facebook Gets Rare Downgrade Over Advertising Spending Growth
April 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook’s stock took a hit on Wednesday (April 18) after research firm OTR Global downgraded the stock, the first time an investment firm has done...

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Social Media Usage Increases In Q1 Despite Facebook’s Data Scandal
Social Media Usage Increases In Q1 Despite Facebook’s Data Scandal
April 18, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Despite Facebook’s data scandal with Cambridge Analytica, the number of people that are using social media platforms increased by more than 100 million during the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Cambridge Analytica Had Crypto Plans, Iceland’s Bitcoin Heist Suspect Escape Prison
Bitcoin Daily: Cambridge Analytica Had Crypto Plans, Iceland’s Bitcoin Heist Suspect Escape Prison
April 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Before Cambridge Analytica got caught up in a scandal involving the use of Facebook data, it was thinking of raising money through crypto, Reuters reported....

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Facebook Tables Health Data Research Project
Facebook Tables Health Data Research Project
April 16, 2018  |  Facebook

After the Cambridge Analytica data scandal raised privacy concerns, Facebook reportedly tabled a proposal to work with multiple U.S. hospitals on a research project. The...

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