Cambridge Analytica

• A judge just backed Facebook over Canada’s own privacy commissioner. Here’s why

  A 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.

  Tech

  Apr 17, 2023
  
• Facebook parent Meta agrees to pay US$725M over Cambridge Analytica scandal

  Facebook 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.

  Money

  Dec 23, 2022
  
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• Meta’s Facebook agrees to settle data privacy lawsuit

  Facebook 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.

  Tech

  Aug 26, 2022
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• Mark Zuckerberg sued for alleged role in sharing Facebook data with Cambridge Analytica

  The 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.

  Tech

  May 23, 2022
• Canadians file class-action suit against Facebook over alleged misuse of personal data

  Recipients of the information included the firm Cambridge Analytica, which was involved in U.S. political campaigns.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2020
• Changes needed to keep fake news, foreign interference out of B.C. election process: report

  British 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.

  Politics

  May 25, 2020
• Carole Cadwalladr to speak at True North Festival in Kitchener-Waterloo

  Carol Cadwalladr, who writes for the British-based Observer, was a driving force behind unlocking the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

  Feb 26, 2020
• Watchdog asking court to declare that Facebook violated Canadians’ privacy

  In 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.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2020
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• Facebook suspends ‘tens of thousands’ of apps after Cambridge Analytica investigation

  The 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.

  Tech

  Sep 20, 2019
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• U.S. judge calls Facebook’s views ‘so wrong’, lets class action lawsuit proceed

  U.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.

  World

  Sep 9, 2019