According to media reports, Facebook learned of the fact that Cambridge Analytica had access to the personal information of the social network's users in 2015, after which it demanded that the data
analysis firm delete the acquired information.
According to media reports, Facebook learned of the fact that Cambridge Analytica had access to the personal information of the social network's users, after which it demanded that the data
analysis firm delete the acquired information.
Not exact matches
When that third party transferred the information to a political data
analysis firm, which was a violation of Facebook's policies, Facebook did nothing when it found out in 2015 but issue a stern warning and make Cambridge Analytica sign a document promising that the data was
deleted.
A recent
analysis of the performance of the three
firms at handling hate speech complaints in Germany, conducted by local youth protection organization jugendschutz.net, found that Facebook only
deleted 39 per cent of reported criminal content, while Twitter only removed one in a hundred reported messages.
Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica, a data -
analysis firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, over allegations that it held onto improperly obtained user data after telling Facebook it had
deleted the information.
Data
analysis firm Cambridge Analytica may still be in possession of the data of Facebook users, despite their claims of having
deleted all data, according to a new report.