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EXPLAINED: Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the data breach

British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica is at the centre of a controversy in India, the United States and Britain after two newspapers reported on Sunday that the company harvested personal...

Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO; Zukerberg asked to testify

IMAGE: Alexander Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica, arrives at the offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters Cambridge Analytica, the political data...

Twitter also sold data to Cambridge Analytica researcher, says report

After Facebook, another major social media outlet Twitter has now been caught up in the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, the British political consulting firm which collected the data...

FB data breach: CBI begins probe against Cambridge Analytica, GSR

The Central Bureau of Investigation has initiated a preliminary enquiry against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research for alleged illegal personal data harvesting of Indians from...

Cambridge Analytica, firm linked to FB data breach, shuts down

The company denies any wrongdoing, but says that the negative media coverage has left it with no clients and mounting legal fees which has forced it to resort to closure. Cambridge Analytica, the...

How India Can Beat Global Tech Giants

With a confident new generation of innovators, India now has the scale and self-belief to shape its own digital destiny marked by creation, observes Ajay Kumar chairman, UPSC. Illustration:...

Should Facebook be broken up to ensure data safety?

The fears arise from Facebook’s handling of user data and potential privacy violations, more specifically the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Several experts believe that strict oversight...

Another data theft; personal details of 533 mn Facebook users leaked

Personal details of about 533 million Facebook users globally, including 6.1 million from India, were allegedly leaked online and posted for free on hacking forums, according to a cybersecurity...

Facebook's lobbying practices in India may be probed before election

The parliamentary committee on IT has recently been in the news for asking global representatives of Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to present their views on misuse of social media...

How WhatsApp signed up 1.5 billion people

Several of WhatsApp's early features were designed keeping Indian conditions in mind, given the choppy connectivity and existence of devices of different makes. In fact, India was the first country...

When did vying for attention become so evil?

The Social Dilemma shows how social media is turning human beings into lab rats and zombies, notes Chintan Girish Modi. IMAGE: A scene from The Social Dilemma. All photographs: Kind courtesy...

Facebook data concern at Commonwealth Games

Visitors at the Commonwealth Games in Australia could have their Facebook data mined in exchange for free and fast wifi, although authorities Thursday insisted no private or personal information...

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