Sentences with phrase «social network data hold»

Could social network data hold the keys to enable them to access the credit they need?

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However, the social network has accused Cambridge Analytica of holding that data, despite assurances to the contrary.

Facebook has been under pressure since the revelations that vast swathes of data were held by British firm Cambridge Analytica, after it was obtained from a researcher who shared the data without the social network's permission.

But by removing themselves from the social network, people are finding out just how much data it holds about them, including detailed logs of calls and SMS messages stretching back years.

The Facebook blog post, written by deputy general counsel Paul Grewal, cited the «public prominence» of Cambridge Analytica, called the alleged data retention an «unacceptable violation of trust» and said the social network will take legal action if necessary to hold all parties «responsible and accountable for any unlawful behavior.»

The latest scandal involving Facebook — a data analytics firm that worked for President Trump's campaign and allegedly obtained information on 50 million Facebook users — is a reminder that the social network used to share photos with friends and family also holds a treasure trove of personal data.

But reports that the company held onto the data despite telling Facebook it had deleted it, and Facebook's failure to confirm that the data had been purged, have renewed concerns about data privacy on the world's biggest social network.

But the way Cambridge Analytica obtained its data, and reports that the company held on to the data, despite telling Facebook it had deleted it, have renewed concerns about data privacy on the world's biggest social network.