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CBI books Cambridge Analytica over Facebook data theft
By Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 04:52 AM IST
The CBI enquiry revealed that Kogan, founder and director of Global Science Research, created a Facebook app, “thisisyourdigitallife”; the app was authorised to collect certain specific data of the users for academic and research purposes.
CBI files case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science: Key points
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:55 PM IST
CBI filed has a case against Cambridge Analytica and UK's Global Science Research Ltd for harvesting data of Facebook users in India.
Financially troubled startup modelled after Cambridge Analytica helped power Trump campaign
Austin | By Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 02:10 PM IST
Austin-based Phunware Inc lets Trump’s team communicate directly with the 2.8 million people who downloaded it, more than any other app in a US presidential campaign, and if they gave permission, with their entire contact list as well
Ex-CEO of Cambridge Analytica banned from running cos for seven years
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2020 06:00 PM IST
Political slugfest over Facebook intensifies
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Deeksha Bhardwaj
UPDATED ON AUG 17, 2020 12:53 AM IST
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the BJP and its ideological parent the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh control Facebook and WhatsApp in India.
Facebook agrees to pay 500,000 pound fine to UK over Cambridge Analytica
London | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON OCT 31, 2019 10:29 AM IST
Facebook said it wished it had “done more to investigate claims about Cambridge Analytica in 2015.”
Facebook suspends ‘tens of thousands’ of apps in privacy review
San Francisco | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON SEP 21, 2019 06:56 AM IST
The review was launched in 2018 after revelations that the political consultancy hijacked personal data on millions of Facebook users and included attorneys, external investigators, data scientists, engineers, policy specialists and others, according to a Facebook statement.
Major scrutiny awaits for Big Tech
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JUL 25, 2019 11:16 AM IST
Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple could face new restrictions on their power as House Judiciary Committee heads an antitrust probe into their conduct and business.
Facebook Doesn’t Know If You’re Psychotic
Bloomberg | By Bloomberg
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2019 12:39 PM IST
For just 10 of the 21 conditions, the Facebook feeds were more informative than basic demographic data such as sex, ethnicity and age.
‘Have to seriously take look at breaking up Facebook’: Indian-origin US senator Kamala Harris
Washington | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAY 13, 2019 02:23 PM IST
Harris, Senator from California where all the major US tech giants are based, said that Facebook has experienced massive growth and has prioritised its growth consumers’ interests, especially on privacy
Keep a watch on Facebook’s plans
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 10, 2019 07:36 PM IST
Its ambition to be like WeChat is a frightening prospect
Facebook spends $22.6 million to keep Mark Zuckerberg safe
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2019 01:19 PM IST
Nearly $20 million went towards security for Zuckerberg and his family, up from about $9 million the year prior. Zuckerberg also received $2.6 million for personal use of private jets, which the company said was part of his overall security programme.
Facebook can’t behave like ‘digital gangster’, says UK report
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON FEB 18, 2019 06:28 PM IST
Companies like Facebook should not be allowed to behave like ‘digital gangsters’ in the online world, considering themselves to be ahead of and beyond the law, a hard-hitting report on ‘fake news’ by an influential committee of UK parliament said on Monday.
The 29-year-old who rocked Facebook has big data plans for H&M
By Anna Molin and Niklas Magnusson, Bloomberg
UPDATED ON FEB 01, 2019 07:41 AM IST
Before he was at Cambridge Analytica, Wylie worked as a fashion-trends forecaster. When H&M learned of his former life, it started talking to the Canadian about a potential collaboration.
Privacy laws cannot make Facebeook and Google accountable
By Pranesh Prakash
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2019 07:38 AM IST
To safeguard users’ privacy, we need to be able to move away from platforms like Facebook without losing access to their networks.
India’s data protection law: Strengthen rules but also follow through to the last mile
By NS Nappinai
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2018 09:56 AM IST
Post the Justice Puttaswamy v. UOI Privacy judgment and its emphatic declaration of privacy being a fundamental right, there is renewed interest in personal data protection, this time however with the individual and not commerce being the focus
Facebook sued by US lawyer over Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Washington | By Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 20, 2018 08:53 AM IST
Washington, DC Attorney General Karl Racine said Facebook misled users because it had known about the incident for two years before disclosing it.
Facebook gave tech giants, including Netflix, access to users’ private messages: Reports
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2018 04:20 PM IST
Social media giant Facebook has been sharing its users’ personal data, including private messages and contact information for users’ friends, with some of the world’s largest technology companies like Microsoft, Amazon
Facebook vied to conceal Russia meddling in 2016 US presidential election: Report
Washington | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON NOV 15, 2018 06:33 PM IST
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and chief operating officer Cheryl Sandberg, were both so bent on growing the company that they “ignored warning signs and then sought to conceal them from public view,” the report said.
Facebook to launch political ads archive before 2019 polls
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2018 07:10 AM IST
Facebook’s ads archive allows people to look at the ad content across Facebook and Instagram, the duration for which an ad ran, the estimated number of people who saw it, the locations where it was viewed, among other things.
Attempts to sway polls with tech biggest challenge: Chief election commissioner OP Rawat
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Smriti Kak Ramachandran
UPDATED ON OCT 01, 2018 07:50 AM IST
CEC OP Rawat says that while the Election Commission has strengthened mechanisms to prevent distribution of cash and freebies during elections, it will need “to brainstorm to come up with imaginative steps” to counter data mining and misuse.
CBI writes to Facebook, Cambridge Analytica over data theft: Report
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 17, 2018 07:55 PM IST
In the letters sent to Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought the details of data collection exercise adapted by them, sources said.
Won’t allow social media to hurt India’s election process, says government
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2018 11:18 AM IST
The comments come amid worry that data of users on web services such as Facebook and Twitter can be mined and misused in order to influence poll outcomes, a concern stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Facebook data breach: CBI begins preliminary enquiry against Cambridge Analytica, GSR
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON AUG 08, 2018 08:00 PM IST
It is alleged that Cambridge Analytica received data from Global Science Research which employed “illegal means” of personal data harvesting of Indians using Facebook, officials said.
UK MPs seek social media curbs to fight fake news
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON JUL 29, 2018 02:55 PM IST
Seeking to define ‘fake news’, a report noted that the term became widely used in 2016, notably by US President Donald Trump, “to describe content published by established news providers that they dislike or disagree with, but is more widely applied to various types of false information”.
Data protection bill will hold tech companies such as Facebook, Google accountable for users’ information
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Vidhi Choudhary
UPDATED ON JUL 28, 2018 09:04 AM IST
A draft of the data protection bill, that was submitted to the government on Friday, says there will be consequences for companies that collect users’ data, and also calls for storing this information in India.
India moves closer to first data privacy law as Srikrishna panel submits report, focus on individual users’ consent
New Delhi | By Nakul Sridhar and Zia Haq
UPDATED ON JUL 28, 2018 09:13 AM IST
Justice Srikrishna said privacy has become a burning issue and therefore, every effort has to be made to protect data at any cost.
CBI to investigate if Cambridge Analytica violated IT Act, IPC, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2018 09:00 PM IST
Facebook has faced increased scrutiny in the United States and the European Union over how Cambridge Analytica obtained the personal data of 87 million Facebook users. The consultancy allegedly used the data to support US President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign.
The worst is yet to come: Facebook’s privacy push will erode profits for years to come
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2018 01:52 PM IST
Facebook’s second-quarter results were the first sign that a new European privacy law and a succession of privacy scandals involving Cambridge Analytica and other app developers have bit into Facebook’s business.
Facebook shares nosedive on data breach fallout, $130 billion wiped out
San Francisco | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2018 01:41 PM IST
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the tech giant has been investing heavily in “safety, security and privacy” after being rocked by concerns of manipulation.