MOSCOW (Sputnik)- Suspended CEO of data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica Alexander Nix has agreed to testify before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons for the second time and the session may be held on April 17, the chair of the committee Damian Collins said Wednesday. (sputniknews.com)
In recent days, a flurry of events has resulted in a sharp drop in Facebook's stock price, the early departure of its chief security officer and a showdown at the offices of data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica. (databreachtoday.com)
Then dropped bombshell reports from the New York Times and the Guardian - owned Observer alleging British data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained and retained the personal information of 50 million Facebook users without their permission, 30 million of them with enough details to match users to other records and build profiles of them. (usatoday.com)