on 20-03-2018 20:56
The US Federal Trade Commission is reported to be investigating Facebook after allegations that 50 million users' private information was misused by a political consultancy firm (Cambridge Analytica)
Cambridge Analytica (CA), used by the Trump campaign in the 2016 US election, has been accused of taking the personal data unknown to users..
The head of CA, Alexander Nix, has been suspended by the Board
A massive breach of confidentiality.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43476594
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on 21-03-2018 09:17
on 21-03-2018 09:17
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on 21-03-2018 09:40
on 21-03-2018 09:40
No, none of yours is down to hacking. By clicking on page or quiz you have to agree to share your Facebook profile which in turn shares your friends and their friends and so on. The point I was trying to make in my usual clumsy way is that even without this 'tool' that Aleksandr Koran developed whilst working for Cambridge Analytica, our details are out there for all to harvest. Who knows how many data bases we are on and for what purposes they are used. It's only because of Christopher Wylie that this particular instance has been exposed.
on 21-03-2018 09:46
on 21-03-2018 09:46
@gmarkjwrote:
Totally agree with both of you.
The reason I pointed out the above @Cleoriff is that people are very quick to assume that this is due to a hack when in fact it isn't.
The data was collected correctly, but what happened after that may not have been.
The data may have been collected 'properly' (without people knowing what it would be used for)
However, it does look increasingly obvious that it was used for a reason that seems to be corrupt.
I can see no other reason for the suspension of Andrew Nix of CA
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on 22-03-2018 02:38
I see Suckerberg was his usual arrogant self.. no apology just more spiel about how it’s not Facebooks fault. That guy gives me the irrits!
on 22-03-2018 04:57
on 22-03-2018 06:37
on 22-03-2018 06:37
Yes he has a lot to answer for. However from his perspective, he would never admit the fault . It would affect his precious company far too much.
Although people will still mindlessly continue to use FB and I'm just as sure FB will continue to be as popular as before.
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22-03-2018 08:52 - edited 22-03-2018 08:53
@Cleoriffwrote:Yes he has a lot to answer for. However from his perspective, he would never admit the fault . It would affect his precious company far too much.
Although people will still mindlessly continue to use FB and I'm just as sure FB will continue to be as popular as before.
I’m not so sure. I think Brexit, and Trump in the White House are nation (if not world) changing moments. What with Russia interfering and now the CA / Facebook revelations, I think a lot of eyes have been opened to the fact that manipulation, no matter how small or subtle is still manipulation. It’s definitely made Governments wake up.
The only exception would be the millions of mindless morons who blunder through life expecting free access to everything & believing everything they read! (So maybe you’re right after all 😖)
on 22-03-2018 10:51