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Facebook Finally Breaks Its Silence About Mark Zuckerberg’s Absence During Its Data Scandal
Days after the explosive report from The Guardian detailing how Cambridge Analytica used the data of 50 million Facebook users to create “information warfare” in order to influence the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg is nowhere to be seen. The Facebook CEO reportedly …
Consumer TechMark Zuckerberg Called People Who Handed Over Their Data "Dumb F****"
He might as well have predicted Facebook’s downfall<p>What a week its been for Facebook, the social media giant has plummeted $37bn in value after news broke of a so-called data grab on more than 50 million profiles by Cambridge Analytica, a political research company with links to Trump. Then there's …
Cambridge AnalyticaFacebook: is it time we all deleted our accounts?
The Cambridge Analytica revelations may be the final nudge we need to turn away from the social network. And it’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to big tech harvesting private information<p>Sorry to break it to you, but you are probably a “dumb fuck”. This is according to statements by a …
PrivacyWhistleblower Wylie: Facebook can 'delete you from the internet'
During a London press conference, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Chris Wylie talks about Facebook’s massive power.<p>Chris Wylie, the whistleblower who brought to light Facebook's latest controversy, is having a hard time since the social network suspended his Facebook and Instagram accounts.<p>Over …
PrivacyWhere in the world is Mark Zuckerberg?
Facebook’s stock is tumbling—down about 12% in the last few days—over reports that suggest Cambridge Analytica, a consultancy firm hired by the Trump campaign for the 2016 US election, acquired data from 50 million Facebook users without their consent, and Facebook knew about it for the last two …
Silicon ValleyMaybe Mark Zuckerberg shouldn't have blown off his mentor
As the public digests the ugly details about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, learning how the research firm mined and sold data on 50 million Facebook users, Roger McNamee, an early investor in Facebook, has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of the platform and its leadership.<p>But years …
Silicon ValleyExclusive: Mark Zuckerberg AWOL From Facebook’s Data Leak Damage Control Session
Facebook employees gathered to discuss the widening scandal over the 2016 election. But company chiefs Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg were …
InternetThe Cambridge Analytica Scandal, in 3 Paragraphs
What it means for Facebook, for President Trump’s world, and for every American<p><i>(If you want to skip the preamble, see below for the three indented paragraphs. I promise they’re here.)</i><p>The Cambridge Analytica scandal is suddenly a major problem for Facebook.<p>On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission …
Cambridge AnalyticaZuckerberg asked to testify; data firm's CEO suspended
LONDON (AP) — The head of Trump-affiliated data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica has been suspended, while government authorities are bearing down on both the firm and Facebook over allegations the firm stole data from 50 million Facebook users to manipulate elections.<p>Cambridge's board of directors …
Business'Utterly horrifying': ex-Facebook insider says covert data harvesting was routine
Sandy Parakilas says numerous companies deployed these techniques – likely affecting hundreds of millions of users – and that Facebook looked the other way<p>Hundreds of millions of Facebook users are likely to have had their private information harvested by companies that exploited the same terms as …
Technology (Australia)Facebook isn't a company. It's a country that needs to be sanctioned
It’s hard to imagine Mark Zuckerberg or Sheryl Sandberg wearing a black eyepatch and stroking a cat while overseeing the covert operation to overthrow America’s government. The people at Facebook, for all their flaws, don’t seem like the villains in a James Bond movie. And, for what it’s worth, …
Social MediaFacebook is a 'textbook case study on how not to handle a crisis,' NYU professor says
Facebook is handling the Cambridge Analytica public relations disaster all wrong, according to New York University professor of marketing Scott …
Social MediaCambridge Analytica Goons Brag About Winning the Election For Trump in New Undercover Video
Cambridge Analytica, the data-firm that’s wrapped up in a massive scandal with Facebook, is having a very bad week. Following Monday’s reveal of an …
CybersecurityWe were warned about Cambridge Analytica. Why didn't we listen?
Facebook data was contorted without user consent to put a candidate in the White House. That's not today's news — it happened in 2012. That Cambridge …
Cambridge AnalyticaOne of the men who got rich selling WhatsApp to Facebook wants people to #deletefacebook
As Facebook faces fallout from a major scandal involving the use of its data by Cambridge Analytica, a British firm that profiled and targeted voters for the Trump campaign<b>,</b> public figures in the tech industry are speaking out against the social network. Chief among them is one of the biggest …
Social MediaWhatsApp cofounder: It’s time to delete Facebook
WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton said today people should get rid of their Facebook accounts. WhatsApp, a chat app with 1.5 billion monthly active users, was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for more than $16 billion.<p>“It’s time,” Acton tweeted, followed by #deletefacebook.<p>Acton left WhatsApp in …
Business‘Astonishing’ Facebook Intervention Could Have Compromised Cambridge Analytica Evidence, Says U.K.
Consultants sent by social network were kicked out of Cambridge Analytica’s London offices late Monday, as authorities in the U.S. and U.K. fear …
Cambridge AnalyticaThe 98 things Facebook knows about you - and some are alarming
It turns out Facebook knows a lot about you - an awful lot, in fact.<p>But exactly how much is "an awful lot"?<p>Well, the Washington Post has revealed …
Social MediaJim Carrey's latest controversial painting goes after Mark Zuckerberg
Jim Carrey is at it again.<p>The comedian shared his latest painting on Tuesday -- this time of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.<p>Carrey captioned the pic, "Who are you sharing your life with? #regulatefacebook."<p>The 56-year-old also included a quote from Zuckerberg that he made in 2004 when he was 19 …
Jim CarreyFacebook is losing control of the narrative — and maybe the platform
How the Cambridge Analytica story became a crisis<p>The longer you consider Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, the stranger it seems. The basic details of the story, in which a researcher improperly gave away data to the company that became Donald Trump’s data operations team in 2016, have been …
Cambridge AnalyticaFacebook and Cambridge Analytica: Here's what you need to know
Strategic Communications Laboratories (SCL) and its data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica have both been suspended from Facebook after each “gained access to information” without the consent of certain individuals. And if the latter name sounds familiar, it should; but we’ll get to that in a …
Social MediaA bubble you didn't even know existed could be bursting
Social media companies are under fire as regulators and users across the Atlantic raise new questions over their troves of personal data.<p>Reports over the weekend revealed that data from over 50 million Facebook users was used to target voters in the 2016 US election with political …
AdvertisingWhat’s genius for Obama is scandal when it comes to Trump
On Sunday, The Guardian reported on the supposedly nefarious workings of President TrumpDonald John TrumpLieu: There will be 'widespread civil …
Latino NewsFacebook User Data May Have Been Used to Aid Trump in Presidential Election
Over the weekend, The New York Times and The Guardian each published stories exposing the exploitation of data from over 50 million Facebook users by …
Cambridge AnalyticaWant to be a Great Listener? Do this 1 Thing.
Source: Mark Zuckerberg at the Facebook Developer Garage Paris, 2008, Flickr<p>Everyone knows that listening is important for managers, for …
Self-improvementObama 2012 campaign 'sucked' data from Facebook, former official says
As the controversy over Cambridge Analytics’ alleged misuse of Facebook data grows, other groups’ use of the social network have also been thrust into the spotlight, including President Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential election campaign.<p>Reports emerged over the weekend that data mining firm …
Social MediaPeople are deleting Facebook to protest its role in the 2016 US election
Look, we’re going to have to just suck it up and realise that Facebook might actually be evil. Sure, it’s got a friendly exterior: archiving your beloved memories, reminding you it’s your acquaintance’s birthday when you definitely forgot, giving you a platform to constantly compare your …
Social MediaWe Allowed This to Happen. We’re Sorry. We Need Your Help.
As I write this, I am certain of one thing: A tense and cortisol-fueled war room has convened inside Facebook headquarters, with communications, …
Cambridge AnalyticaFacebook's Latest Crisis Has Earned it a Federal Investigation
Facebook Inc. is under investigation by a U.S. privacy watchdog over the use of personal data of 50 million users by a data analytics firm to help …
BusinessFacebook picked mid-level staffers to face angry US lawmakers over Cambridge Analytica
Facebook executives have been summoned in front of the US Congress yet again. This time they’re expected to explain why they allowed Cambridge Analytica, a marketing firm used by the Trump presidential campaign, to harvest the information of tens of millions of users without their …
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