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Lawmakers demand answers from Facebook over Cambridge Analytica

Facebook is facing mounting backlash over its failure to protect users' personal information. Lawmakers in the U.S. and U.K. want answers over how Cambridge Analytica -- a political consulting firm with ties to the Trump campaign -- got ahold of private information from more than 50 million Facebook users without their permission. CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson takes CBSN through the latest.
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