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Meta settles Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725 million

Whistleblower explains how Cambridge Analytica ‘exploited’ Facebook Richard Lawler @Rjcc Last night Facebook announced bans against Cambridge Analytica, its parent company and several individuals for allegedly sharing and keeping data that they had promised to delete. This data reportedly included information siphoned from hundreds of thousands of Amazon Mechanical Turkers who were paid to use … Continue reading Meta settles Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725 million

Facebook’s Zuckerberg finally responds to Cambridge Analytica scandal, announces changes

Says apps will be audited, sets new restrictions on apps’ data access. Ginny Marvin on March 21, 2018 at 5:04 pm “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and, if we can’t, then we don’t deserve to serve you. I’ve been working to understand exactly what happened and how to make sure this doesn’t … Continue reading Facebook’s Zuckerberg finally responds to Cambridge Analytica scandal, announces changes