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Cambridge Analytica

Meta to pay $725 million in Cambridge Analytica lawsuit settlement
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social media

Meta to pay $725 million in Cambridge Analytica lawsuit settlement

The settlement closes the long-running lawsuit into how Facebook's owner, Meta, handled the Cambridge Analytica scandal
23 Dec 2022
Facebook may have overpaid privacy fine by $4.9B
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data protection

Facebook may have overpaid privacy fine by $4.9B

The overpayment may have been to protect Mark Zuckerberg
11 Feb 2021
Facebook exec calls Cambridge Analytica scandal a "non event"
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internet security

Facebook exec calls Cambridge Analytica scandal a "non event"

Andrew Bosworth has popped up with another controversial internal memo, this time looking back at media criticism in 2019
8 Jan 2020
Facebook documents seized by parliament’s Serjeant at Arms
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Data & insights

Facebook documents seized by parliament’s Serjeant at Arms

The documents are said to hold details about how Facebook knew about loopholes in its privacy policy.
26 Nov 2018
Congress probes Cambridge Analytica-linked firm
data protection

Congress probes Cambridge Analytica-linked firm

Congress wants to know whether it's collecting data from apps or using data brokers
2 Jul 2018
4m Facebook users' details 'exposed by Cambridge academics'
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privacy

4m Facebook users' details 'exposed by Cambridge academics'

Personal data including age, location and gender was accessible to anyone - report
15 May 2018
Playboy quits Facebook over 'data mismanagement'
Business strategy

Playboy quits Facebook over 'data mismanagement'

Lifestyle brand will deactivate its pages, which have over 25 million fans
29 Mar 2018