Facebook says it has suspended a Canadian political consulting firm amid media reports it had ties to Cambridge Analytica, a British data mining company accused of obtaining data from up to 87 million Facebook users to sway elections. (financialexpress.com)
Over Saint Patrick's Day weekend, reports surfaced saying Facebook allowed data mining company Cambridge Analytica to gather the records of 50 million American users. (eweek.com)
So, I listened with fascination as Mr. Zuckerberg answered a battery of questions posed by members of Congress (many having absolutely no idea how social platforms work) regarding the exploitation of Facebook's user base as a motherlode for data mining companies like Cambridge Analytica. (inc.com)