Sentences with phrase «improperly accessing their data»

The app cut ties with Cambridge Analytica in Mexico after the British company was accused by a whistleblower of improperly accessing data to target US and British voters in recent elections.

The firm has also been the subject of reports in recent days that the company improperly accessed the data of tens of millions of Facebook users.

And last month, the company became the target of a class - action suit by users who said it was improperly accessing their data.

Consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed the data of up to 87 million people, the company announced on Thursday — a sharp uptick from the 50 millions users initially driving headlines.

Facebook Inc.'s current crisis arose from news that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed data on tens of millions of the social - media platform's users.

The crisis arose from news that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, had improperly accessed data on tens of millions of Facebook users.

AggregateIQ has been linked to the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, the data firm that has been accused of improperly accessing data from 87 million Facebook users.

She said she takes responsibility for allowing Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data and said, «This is a forever thing, because security is an arms race.»

Zuckerberg on Wednesday promised tougher steps to restrict developers» access to user information, his first response to allegations that London - based Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed data to build profiles on American voters that were later used to help elect U.S. President Donald Trump in 2016.

The UK - based political consultancy is facing allegations that it improperly accessed data from social media website Facebook to target voters prior to the U.S. presidential election and Britain's Brexit referendum in 2016.

«We are doing a set of things to restrict the amount of access that developers can get going forward, but the other [thing] is that we need to make sure that there aren't any other Cambridge Analyticas out there, or folks who have improperly accessed data,» Zuckerberg said.

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The company is facing questions from lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic about how it handles personal user data after a pair of weekend reports by The Observer newspaper in the U.K. and The New York Times alleged research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the data of more than 50 million Facebook users.

Just last week, a company executive floated the idea of creating an opposition research arm to dig up dirt on critical reporters, while another Uber executive was accused of improperly accessing and displaying a specific user's data.

Zuckerberg faced tough questions on user privacy, foreign meddling on the site and abuse of social media tools in the wake of reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the personal data of as many as 87 million Facebook users.

The company is facing questions following reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the personal data of as many as 87 million Facebook users.

It has also said it never entered into a contract with Cambridge Analytica, nor has it ever had access to Facebook data allegedly obtained improperly by Cambridge Analytica.

Facebook is facing questions of its data handling following reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users.

According to a statement on its website, «AggregateIQ has never managed, nor did we ever have access to, any Facebook data or database allegedly obtained improperly by Cambridge Analytica.»

Since it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed the personal data of millions of Facebook users, one question has lingered in the minds of the public: What other data did Dr. Aleksa

In 2016, the ACLU in California also discovered through a public records investigation that social media surveillance companies like Geofeedia were improperly exploiting Facebook developer data access to monitor Black Lives Matter and other activists.

For two days, Facebook's chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg faced tough questions from US lawmakers in the wake of revelations that data firm Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed the information of 87 million Facebook users.

The Federal Trade Commission confirmed that it has opened an investigation of Facebook following reports that a data analysis firm used by the Trump campaign improperly accessed the names, «likes» and other personal information from at least 30 million users on the social site.

The social media giant's stock has dropped this week after reports over the weekend said Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed 50 million Facebook users» personal data.

Jessi Hempel, Wired senior writer, and James Cakmak, Monness Crespi, Hardt & Company stock analyst, provide insight to Facebook's challenges after claims Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to user data.

Elizabeth Denham is seeking a warrant to access to the databases and servers of the company amid claims it improperly used data from Facebook users on behalf of political clients.

AIQ denies ever being part of Cambridge Analytica, its parent company SCL or accessing improperly obtained Facebook data.

This weekend, the public learned data company Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed 50 million Facebook users» personal information to influence the 2016 election.

Facebook is still vying to rebuild its image after reports surfaced in March that millions of users» accounts were improperly accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

At the time, the company had access to Facebook data that had been obtained by a researcher for academic purposes and improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, Facebook executives said last week.

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Facebook released a statement on Friday — in advance of bombshell media reports that a data analytics firm improperly accessed the personal information of its users — that is signed by its deputy general counsel and says it is suspending an organization from its platform.

With advancements in technology, personal data of an individual can now be collected, accessed (properly and improperly), and disseminated more easily than ever before.

AggregateIQ has never managed, nor did we ever have access to, any Facebook data or database allegedly obtained improperly by Cambridge Analytica.

Facebook announces plans to restrict data access after 87 million users» data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.

Facebook's announcements come days before Zuckerberg is set to testify to Congress on another matter — the company's privacy practices and the controversy around Cambridge Analytica, a data analysis firm that improperly accessed as many as 87 million Facebook users» personal data.

Facebook Inc. ignited a firestorm over how it manages third - party access to its users» information, after the social network said a firm with ties to the 2016 Trump campaign improperly kept data for years despite saying it had destroyed those records.

(Reuters)- British privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica late Monday following reports that the company may have improperly gained access to data on 50 million Facebook users, according to a Channel 4 television report.

The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into Facebook following reports that a data analytics firm that had worked with the Trump campaign had improperly accessed names, «likes» and other personal information about tens of millions of the social site's users without their knowledge.

Congressional lawmakers have formally requested that Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testify at an upcoming hearing in response to reports that a data analytics firm used by the Trump campaign had improperly accessed the names, «likes» and other personal information of about 50 million users on the social site.

Facebook (FB) is under intense pressure to answer these questions — and more — after it admitted that a company linked to President Donald Trump's campaign had accessed and improperly stored a huge trove of its user data.

AIQ denies ever being part of CA, its parent company SCL or accessing improperly obtained Facebook data.

Facebook Inc said on Friday that it had suspended Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ from its platform after reports that the data firm may have improperly had access to the personal data of Facebook users.

Zuckerberg admitted Wednesday that it's likely that 87 million Facebook users» data was improperly accessed, not 50 million as was first reported.

On the 87 million number: Regarding today's disclosure that up to 87 million people had their data improperly accessed by Cambridge Analytica, «it very well could be less but we wanted to put out the maximum that we felt it could be as soon as we had that analysis.»

The company also said it has never managed, nor did have access to, any Facebook data or database allegedly obtained «improperly by Cambridge Analytica.»

The social network has said political consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to data about up to 87 million of its users.

Facebook Inc said on Friday that it had suspended Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ from its platform after reports that the data firm may have improperly had access to the personal data of Facebook users.

Elizabeth Denham is seeking a warrant to access to the databases and servers of the company amid claims it improperly used data from Facebook users on behalf of political clients.

«Fire Mark Zuckerberg» has become a rallying cry for the #DeleteFacebook crowd, as controversy continues to swirl over revelations that 50 million users had their personal data improperly accessed by a Trump - linked analytics firm.

In Your Face, Behind Your Back The New York Times and The Guardian's Observer reported on Saturday that Cambridge Analytica — a political data analytics firm — improperly gained access to more than 50 million Facebook users» personal data.