3 states open investigations into Cambridge Analytica, Facebook
Attorneys general in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts have launched investigations into the data firm
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Attorneys general in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts have launched investigations into the data firm
Facebook may have violated an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission about the use of user data, experts suggest
The political consulting firm obtained personal data on more than 50 million Facebook users without their permission
The social network's users can reveal their hobbies, interests and even personal attributes through their "likes"
"If you're trying to influence an American election, that's a one-stop shop," whistleblower says of data firm
Alexander Nix told undercover reporters posing as potential clients about the firm's activities in elections around the globe
Social media giant's stock slips following revelations that data firm used member data to build psychological profiles
The data firm is under scrutiny after reports said it obtained data harvested by a third party from more than 50 million Facebook users without their permission
Minority members are seeking testimony from the whistleblower Christopher Wylie on reported misappropriation of private data
Political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica obtained personal data on more than 50 million Facebook users without their permission
Social media giant says it's looking into Joseph Chancellor's relationship with the data firm
While Trump uses the label to disparage critical media outlets, U.S. warns fake news is "undermining democracy" in Kenya
Facebook said it suspended Christopher Wylie's account along with Cambridge Analytica, a firm that Wylie once worked for and he accused of "exploiting" Facebook to harvest data
Facebook's user data is a powerful tool for marketing and research. What responsibility does the social network have when an app maker allegedly breaks its terms and lies about it?
App tapped into "worst tendencies" and "inner demons" to reach users' friends group and scrape their data
After a report sparked controversy, Facebook explains to CBS News how the company vets research projects proposed by advertisers
CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports that the campaign never used the psychographic data at the heart of a whistleblower's reporting
"We need them to testify and tell us exactly what's going on here," professor says
Lawmakers discussed possible next steps and remaining questions into Cambridge Analytica's profiling of Facebook user's private information
Facebook did not alert users to incident in 2015, when it says it first learned of a problem
Cambridge Analytica reportedly used personal information from Facebook profiles of millions of U.S. voters without permission
The Guardian's Carole Cadwalladr says Facebook knew Cambridge Analytica had been harvesting data for at least two years
Some user data was visible to select employees within Cambridge Analytica as recently as 2017
President Trump's 2016 data guru Brad Parscale, who has been named campaign manager of the 2020 re-election bid, hired Cambridge Analytica during the campaign
But President Lenin Moreno says his gov't still working behind scenes to help WikiLeaks founder out of London embassy