Now we know why Facebook gave Cambridge Analytica ... data from the friends lists of any test-takers. Facebook's platform policy only allows developers the use of friend data to enhance a user's ...

However, as suggested by The Great Hack, Cambridge Analytica was quicker than most to recognise the potential profit in harvesting personal data. Indeed, the company appealed to clients by ...

Did Cambridge Analytica steal your Facebook data? You'll finally be getting an answer to the question that's been at the forefront of your mind since we first caught wind of the scandal in which ...

This week: Instagram has a 'Cambridge Analytica ... Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal. The film, "The Great Hack," is a fascinating look at how the personal data of 87 million Facebook ...

is known for leaking documents to journalists that showed how Cambridge Analytica harvest the data of millions of Facebook users without their consent, using it to inform targeted political ...

It used that information for highly targeted political ads on Facebook. A former Cambridge Analytica employee, Christopher Wylie, blew the whistle, saying: "We exploited Facebook to harvest ...