Sentences with phrase «purported research app»
Late Friday, Facebook said it would ban Cambridge Analytica, saying the company improperly obtained information from 270,000 people who downloaded a purported research app described as a personality test.
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The purported research app followed Facebook's existing privacy rules, no systems were surreptitiously infiltrated and no one stole passwords or sensitive information without permission.
Late Friday, Facebook said it would ban Cambridge Analytica, saying the company improperly obtained information from 270,000 people who downloaded a purported research app described as a personality test.
Not exact matches
Research that I've done along with colleagues at the University of Ottawa estimates that there are now several dozen apps available in Canada that purport to help with law - related issues.
Kogan developed an app called «thisisyourdigitallife» that purported to offer a personality prediction in the form of «a research app used by psychologists.»
In a blog post, Facebook explained that Cambridge Analytica had years ago received user data from a Facebook app that purported to be a psychological research tool, though the firm was not authorized.
In a blog post, Facebook explained that Cambridge Analytica had years ago received user data from a Facebook app that purported to be a psychological research tool, though the firm was not authorized to have the information.
But it wouldn't have stopped Cambridge Analytica from grabbing data inappropriately through an app that purported to be a research tool.