Untangling the Facebook data scandal
The app developer at the heart of the Facebook privacy scandal says the social media giant didn't enforce their own rules. Lesley Stahl reports.
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Untangling the Facebook data scandal
Mark Zuckerberg has been the one testifying before Congress, but the scientist at the heart of the biggest privacy scandal on Earth has largely stayed out of the spotlight, until now. Lesley Stahl reports.
Alex Kogan fires back at Facebook
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Facebook accused of manipulating user data
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Mark Zuckerberg sued over Cambridge Analytica
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized Wednesday for not protecting users' data on the social networking site. Data firm Cambridge Analytica, which consulted on President Trump's 2016 campaign, accessed data harvested from 50 million users. Jennifer Grygiel, an assistant professor of communications at Syracuse University, joins CBSN to discuss what's next for the tech giant.
Bannon: "Let's talk about Cambridge Analytica"
Former Breitbart boss and Trump administration chief strategist Steve Bannon addressed the Financial Times' "Future of News" conference in New York, telling FT editor Lionel Barber that journalists had failed to adequately question Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the recent data scandal. "They sell [your data] and monetize it ... then they write algorithms and control your life," said Bannon.
Mark Zuckerberg says he's "really sorry"
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is apologizing after reports that the social media giant mishandled the data of more than 50 million users. The data was collected by an app and later sold to Cambridge Analytica, a consultant to Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Zuckerberg addresses Cambridge Analytica scandal
In his first public comments, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there was a "breach of trust" in wake of revelations that the company mishandled personal data of 50 million users.
Facebook CEO open to testify
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview on CNN that he's willing to testify before Congress amid reports that his company mishandled data of 50 million users.
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Deleting Facebook after Cambridge Analytica
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg finally addressed his company's privacy scandal, admitting the social media site breached the trust of users. But for people who want to delete their accounts, it's not as simple as you might think. CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers explains.
Mark Zuckerberg admits "breach of trust"
"We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement Wednesday following reports that the company mishandled the personal data of millions of users. Dan Patterson, a senior writer for TechRepublic, discusses the statement and what it's missing.
Facebook CEO breaks silence on data scandal
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of social media giant Facebook, released a statement Wednesday afternoon, breaking his silence about startling reports that the company mishandled the personal data of millions of users. He said in a post on Facebook there was a "breach of trust between Facebook and the people who share their data with us."
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Facebook under fire
Facebook is facing a federal investigation amid reports that it may have mishandled data for more than 50 million users. The information was later used by Cambridge Analytica, a consulting firm used by the Trump campaign. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports.
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower
Former Cambridge Analytica insider Christopher Wylie says the company took advantage of Facebook user information of as many as 50 million Americans. He also says the company had close ties to Russia. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata caught up with Wylie in London.
Whistleblower on Facebook data scandal
Former Cambridge Analytica insider Christopher Wylie is speaking out about the use of millions of people's Facebook data during the 2016 campaign. TechRepublic senior writer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to explain consent and privacy concerns on social media.
Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal
The British government is investigating Facebook and the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica after the firm gained access to data from more than 50 million Facebook users. Wired editor-in-chief and CBS News contributor Nicholas Thompson joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the data privacy controversy.
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