Cambridge Analytica
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A judge just backed Facebook over Canada’s own privacy commissioner. Here’s whyA judge dismissed the federal privacy watchdog's bid for a declaration that Facebook broke laws governing data protections in a case flowing from the Cambridge Analytica affair.TechApr 17, 2023
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Facebook parent Meta agrees to pay US$725M over Cambridge Analytica scandalFacebook owner Meta has agreed to pay US$725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing it of allowing third parties to access users' personal information.MoneyDec 23, 2022
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Meta’s Facebook agrees to settle data privacy lawsuitFacebook has in-principle agreed to settle a lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court seeking damages for letting third parties access the private data of users.TechAug 26, 2022
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Mark Zuckerberg sued for alleged role in sharing Facebook data with Cambridge AnalyticaThe lawsuit by Washington, D.C.'s district attorney maintains Zuckerberg directly participated in decisions to share user data and was aware of the potential dangers.TechMay 23, 2022
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Canadians file class-action suit against Facebook over alleged misuse of personal dataRecipients of the information included the firm Cambridge Analytica, which was involved in U.S. political campaigns.CanadaOct 28, 2020
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Changes needed to keep fake news, foreign interference out of B.C. election process: reportBritish Columbia's chief electoral officer is calling on the province to change the laws to prevents the spread of fake news, foreign intereference and anonymous advertising during provincial elections.PoliticsMay 25, 2020
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Carole Cadwalladr to speak at True North Festival in Kitchener-WaterlooCarol Cadwalladr, who writes for the British-based Observer, was a driving force behind unlocking the Cambridge Analytica scandal.Feb 26, 2020
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Watchdog asking court to declare that Facebook violated Canadians’ privacyIn April, Canada's privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, along with the B.C. commissioner, released a report that identified major gaps in Facebook's privacy protection practices.CanadaFeb 6, 2020
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Facebook suspends ‘tens of thousands’ of apps after Cambridge Analytica investigationThe apps, which were made by about 400 developers, were suspended after an investigation looking into apps that accessed users' data. Facebook says the investigation is ongoing and it has looked at millions of apps so far.TechSep 20, 2019
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U.S. judge calls Facebook’s views ‘so wrong’, lets class action lawsuit proceedU.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said users could try to hold Facebook liable under various federal and state laws for letting app developers and business partners harvest their personal data without their consent on a "widespread" basis.WorldSep 9, 2019
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