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Facebook suspends data firm hired by UK's Vote Leave over alleged Cambridge Analytica ties
Facebook announced it had suspended AggregateIQ (AIQ) from its platform following reports the company may be connected to Cambridge Analytica’s parent company, SCL..
Facebook's surveillance is nothing compared with Comcast, AT&T and Verizon
[Commentary] If you think Facebook’s “Cambridge Analytica problem” is bad, just wait until Comcast and Verizon are able to do the same thing. Facebook isn’t the only company that amasses troves of data about people and leaves it vulnerable to exploitation and misuse.
Facebook admits it discussed sharing user data for medical research project
Facebook was in discussions with major medical institutions about sharing user and patient data for a research project.
Facebook says Cambridge Analytica may have accessed data of 87 million users
The Facebook data of up to 87 million people – 37 million more than previously reported – may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, the company has revealed. This larger figure was buried in the penultimate paragraph of a blogpost by the company’s chief technology officer, Mike Schroepfer, published April 4, which also provided updates on the changes Facebook was making to better protect user information.
Facebook apologises for storing draft videos users thought they had deleted (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 11:10Sir Julian King, the European commissioner for security, wants “a clear game plan” on social media and elections (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 11:29Trouble for big tech as consumers sour on Amazon, Facebook (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/01/2018 - 08:27Evgeny Morozov: After the Facebook scandal it’s time to base the digital economy on public v private ownership of data (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/01/2018 - 08:25Internal posts show Facebook workers condemning leakers and fearing 'spies'
Facebook employees are calling for a crackdown on suspected leakers and questioning whether “spies” have infiltrated the corporation, according to leaked internal posts that suggest the social media giant’s workforce is becoming defensive in the face of critical public scrutiny. The posts were a response to the leak of a memo by a senior Facebook executive who defended the social network’s negative effects on society.