Many politicians, parties used Cambridge Analytica's services in India, whistleblower tweets
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie has accused his former employer, Cambridge Analytica, of gathering the details of 50 million users on Facebook through a personality quiz in 2014.
Mar 28, 2018, 16:20 PM IST
Cambridge Analytica dismisses ‘whistleblower’ Wylie’s claims, calls them speculation
India a country which is rife with political discord and opportunities for destabilisation, Wylie had said.
Mar 28, 2018, 07:27 AM IST
Congress was a client, claims Cambridge Analytica whistleblower; Rahul Gandhi has been exposed, says BJP
A Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie deposed on Tuesday before the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) in UK.
Mar 27, 2018, 20:46 PM IST
Even Chhota Bheem knows better: Smriti Irani hits back at Rahul Gandhi over 'data sharing' issue
The BJP has accused the Congress of data 'theft'.
Mar 26, 2018, 15:49 PM IST
Facebook data scandal: Mark Zuckerberg says sorry to Britons with newspaper apology ads
Zuckerberg said that there was a quiz developed by a university researcher "that leaked Facebook data of millions of people in 2014".
Mar 25, 2018, 16:49 PM IST
Government issues notice to Cambridge Analytica over Facebook data breach
The notice came after reports that political parties had used the data analytics firm during elections.
Mar 24, 2018, 06:25 AM IST
Facebook has no access to Election Commission's data, we are on guard: Chief Election Commissioner Rawat
Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat has said that engagement with people through social media remains a priority but not at the cost of data breaches.
Mar 23, 2018, 20:12 PM IST
Data Scandal: Beware! Facebook sells your data, says Steve Bannon
He claimed that neither he nor Cambridge Analytica had anything to do with "dirty tricks" in the use of information harvested from Facebook.
Mar 23, 2018, 18:34 PM IST
Data scandal: Here's how you can change your Facebook settings
Tech companies can and should do more to protect users, including giving users far more control over what data is collected and how that data is used.
Mar 23, 2018, 16:55 PM IST
Facebook will take 9 steps to prevent potential future data breach – Know more
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg has admitted that the social media giant "made mistakes" over the scandal and a "breach of trust" had occurred between it and its users.
Mar 23, 2018, 13:40 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi calls BJP a 'lying factory', accuses it of spinning fake news
Rahul launched the scathing attack in connection with the allegations of the role of Cambridge Analytica, which is under fire over data breach, in the Indian politics.
Mar 23, 2018, 11:13 AM IST
Status update? Election Commission to rethink working with Facebook, says Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat
The CEC said the Constitutional body is taking the possible data breaches and their misuse very seriously.
Mar 23, 2018, 10:19 AM IST
Israel opens probe into Facebook after data scandal
Following a scandal over the hijacking of personal data from millions of the social network's users.
Mar 22, 2018, 23:51 PM IST
JD(U) leader KC Tyagi denies son's link to Cambridge Analytica, says firm didn't help party in 2010 Bihar Assembly elections
Cambridge Analytica (CA), along with Facebook has come under fire for allegedly harvesting personal data of Facebook users to influence elections in several countries.
Mar 22, 2018, 17:17 PM IST
Congress equates PM Narendra Modi to Hitler, Ravi Shankar Prasad to Goebbels
Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the data leak story was invented by the government to divert attention from the issue of killing of Indians in Iraq.
Mar 22, 2018, 16:55 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi used Cambridge Analytica services during Gujarat elections: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Rahul Gandhi must come clean on the issue, citing media reports that appeared during Gujarat elections.
Mar 22, 2018, 14:24 PM IST
Facebook took years to clamp down on developers' data harvesting: Ex-operations manager
Sandy Parakilas shed fresh light on business practices that are alleged to have enabled Cambridge Analytica to gain unauthorised access to the personal data of tens of millions of US voters.
Mar 22, 2018, 14:04 PM IST
Facebook scandal could push other tech companies to tighten data sharing
The big platforms say they have built in protection, such as human reviews and automated scanning tools to detect abuse by partners.
Mar 22, 2018, 13:59 PM IST
Facebook privacy leak: Check out these tips to protect your personal data
If you are worried about the privacy of your personal data, you can take these steps to minimise data leak.
Mar 22, 2018, 11:53 AM IST
